transitive verb

Etymology: ME coilen, to select, cull < OFr coillir, to gather, pick < L colligere, to gather together: see collect

intransitive verb

1. to wind around and around
2. to move in a winding course

noun

1. anything wound or gathered into a series of rings or a spiral
2. such a series of rings or a spiral
3. a single turn of a coiled figure
4. a series of connected pipes in rows or coils
5. a roll of postage stamps for use in a dispenser or vending machine; also, a stamp from such a roll
6. Elec. a spiral or loop of wire or other conducting element used as an inductor, heating element, etc.

noun

Etymology: Early ModE < ?