Coil1, v. t.
[imp. & p. p. COILED (koild); p. pr. & vb. n. COILING.] [O. Fr. coillir, N. Fr. cueillir, from Lat. colligere, from con and legere, to gather, collect.] To wind cylindrically, or in rings, as a cord, a rope, or a serpent.
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Coil
Coil2, n.
n. [O. Eng. coile, coyle. Cf. Fr. cuellée, tumultuous assembly, sedition, from Lat. collecta, assemblage, from Lat. colligere. See supra.] 1. The ring, or series of rings, into which a rope or other like thing is wound. “The wild grape-vines that twisted their coils from tree to tree.” W. Irving. 2. A noise, tumult, bustle, confusion. I pray you watch about Signor Leonata’s door; for the wedding being there to-morrow, there is a great coil to-night. Shak.