COLLOPED
Col"loped, a.
Defn: Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.
With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck astrain. R. Browning.
COLLOPHORE Col"lo*phore, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.) (a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola. (b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.
COLLOQUIAL
Col*lo"qui*al, a. Etym: [See Colloqui.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied; informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a colloquial style. — Col*lo"qui*al*ly, adv. His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the highest order. Macaulay.
COLLOQUIALISM
Col*lo"qui*al*ism, n.
Defn: A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or writing.
COLLOQUIALIZE
Col*lo"qui*al*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's style of writing.
COLLOQUIST
Col"lo*quist, n.