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Definitions for cole
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. kale, kail, cole, borecole, colewort, Brassica oleracea acephalanoun

    a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head

  2. kale, kail, colenoun

    coarse curly-leafed cabbage

Wiktionary

  1. colenoun

    Cabbage.

  2. colenoun

    Brassica; a plant of the Brassica genus, especially those of Brassica oleracea (rape and coleseed).

  3. Colenoun

    An English surname, possibly a nickname from col, Old English "charcoal,coal-black".

  4. Colenoun

    derived from the surname.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. COLEnoun

    A general name for all sorts of Cabbage, which see.

    Etymology: cawl, Saxon.

ChatGPT

  1. cole

    The term "cole" can refer to several different things depending on the context: 1. In biology, "cole" refers to any plant from the Brassica genus, such as cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli. These plants are often referred to as "cole crops." 2. In names, "Cole" is a common first name and surname in English-speaking countries. It is derived from the Old English word "col" which means 'charcoal,' It was often given as a name to a person who was swarthy or had a dark complexion. 3. In popular culture, "Cole" is also often used as a character name in books, movies, and video games. 4. In music, the name "Cole" may refer to famous singers such as Nat King Cole and J. Cole. 5. In the industrial world, "cole" is a historic term for coal, used predominantly in certain regions such as Scotland. Without context, it is impossible to define the specific meaning of "cole," as it can refer to a variety of different things.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Colenoun

    a plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed

  2. Etymology: [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L. caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk, cabbage, akin to Gr. kaylo`s. Cf. Cauliflower, Kale.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Cole

    kōl, n. a general name for all sorts of cabbage.—ns. Cole′-garth, a cabbage garden; Cole′-seed, the seed of rape; Cole′-wort, a species of cabbage. [A.S. cáwel; Ger. kohl, Scot. kail; all from L. colis, caulis, a stem, esp. of cabbage; cf. Gr. kaulos.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. cole

    [from the German kohl]. Colewort or sea-kale; a plant in its wild state peculiar to the sea-coast.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. COLE

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Cole is ranked #126 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Cole surname appeared 195,289 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 66 would have the surname Cole.

    75.3% or 147,111 total occurrences were White.
    18.8% or 36,890 total occurrences were Black.
    2.4% or 4,706 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.1% or 4,101 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.7% or 1,406 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.5% or 1,074 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cole in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cole in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of cole in a Sentence

  1. Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf:

    Eric Eugene Cole was lying in the street, you can see from the videos, and the officer did not see him and struck him with Springfield Police vehicle, that camera focuses where it's pointed. It is not an indicator of what the officer is seeing. It is not an indicator of where Springfield Police're looking.

  2. Audrey Strauss:

    As alleged, Cole Bridges betrayed the oath he swore to defend Manhattan US by attempting to provide ISIS with tactical military advice to ambush and kill his fellow service members, our troops risk their lives for our country, but they should never face such peril at the hands of one of their own.

  3. Donald Trump:

    Because if it wasn't for them, Cole Avery wouldn't have gotten there in the first place.

  4. Lyaness Batista-Benett:

    I’ve known Cole since second grade, i saw him walk in and it instantly brought upon this feeling. Holy crap – it’s him.

  5. Wendy Harrison:

    We thought we would do some decorating as it hasnt been touched for years. We started in the lounge and then decided we would do the bar as well. As we began to take off the wallpaper we saw a picture. We noticed that it went all the way around the pub. It would be nice to have some more information on George Cole and the piece, we think he's local but we've got no information on him.

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