Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A dove-cote.

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Examples

  • A great concourse of barbarians was assembled in the open space before the chief building, which was of considerable size, built round after the manner of a dove-house, and completely thatched with palmetto leaves.

    Margaret Tudor A Romance of Old St. Augustine Annie T. Colcock

  • The air was a tender blue-gray, like the color on the doves that flew in and out of the white dove-house on the post in the Kohlers 'garden.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • In a few seconds there was a crash, and Wunsch had actually felled the dove-house.

    The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather 1915

  • The air was a tender blue-gray, like the color on the doves that flew in and out of the white dove-house on the post in the Kohl - ers 'garden.

    The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather 1915

  • Mrs. Kohler made him soups and broths without stint, and Fritz repaired the dove-house and mounted it on a new post, lest it might be a sad reminder.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • When Thea entered the gate, her professor leaned his spade against the white post that supported the turreted dove-house, and wiped his face with his shirt-sleeve; someway he never managed to have a handkerchief about him.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • There, in the faint starlight, they saw a bulky man, barefoot, half dressed, chopping away at the white post that formed the pedestal of the dove-house.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • In a few seconds there was a crash, and Wunsch had actually felled the dove-house.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • The white dove-house was shining with a fresh coat of paint, and the pigeons were crooning contentedly, flying down often to drink at the drip from the water tank.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • "The dove-house you can make new again, but not die Bäume."

    The song of the lark 1915

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