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  • proper noun A patronymic surname.

Etymologies

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From Colling, diminutive of Cole and Coll, + patronymic suffix -s.

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Examples

  • Renaissance Revolution8pm, BBC2In a three-part series, Matthew Collings is telling the story of Renaissance painting, from the 15th century through to the early 16th.

    The weekend's TV highlights Martin Skegg 2010

  • I called Collings and they sent me a couple new ones.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • Collings is Professor of English at Bowdoin College.

    About This Volume 2008

  • Had to bend out the arms of the tone gard, just a little, as the body of the Collings is a tad wider.

    Mandolin Cafe News 2009

  • It cannot be said that the Collings were the founders of a new breed of cattle; they were the collectors and preservers of an ancient breed that might otherwise have disappeared. [

    A Short History of English Agriculture 1893

  • Michael Chiklis as the Goon concept art by Nicholas Collings.

    Michael Chiklis as The Goon (link roundup) 2009

  • Focussing on the artists Piero della Francesca, Raphael and Hieronymus Bosch, Collings uses state of the art digital technology to show the detailed make up of the paintings, providing an insight into the skill and technique of the artists.

    The weekend's TV highlights Martin Skegg 2010

  • Collings has a wonderfully simple and direct mode of address that gets to the crux of his subject matter without compromising it.

    The weekend's TV highlights David Stubbs 2010

  • She has an exhibition opening at A.K. Collings Gallery on July 5.

    DIG IT SKID! The Nag 2009

  • But every note Lovett picked on his boutiquey Collings branded six-string during "If I Had a Boat," quirky as that song seemed when he released it in 1988, was as musically pure and beautiful as anything you'd hear at La Scala.

    In concert: Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the Birchmere Dave McKenna 2011

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