EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
caolú, m. (gs. -laithe, pl. -luithe). 1. vn. of caolaigh1. 2. Attenuation; narrowing; dilution. ~ maoine, thinning of resources. ~ na ré, waning of the moon. Le ~ na hoíche, at night-fall.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ag caolú as a mbarr, tapering at their top.
Ag caolú a radhairc, narrowing, straining, his eyes.
Péint a chaolú, to thin paint.
Caolú isteach in áit, to edge one’s way into a place.