dovecote

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She wore the dovecote, and over it an open circlet of gold and gems, to mark her royal rank.

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  • He had planned to take her to the dovecote, but too much time had been spent at the hill and then quarreling in the woods. —  SlightlyDangerous
  • She took off her bonnet and gloves even though it was cold inside the dovecote, and set them down on the desk while he stooped and lit the fire that was ready laid in the hearth. —  SlightlyDangerous
  • “You did not think so when you were in bed with me at the dovecote,” he said. —  SlightlyDangerous
  • Beyond was a dovecote, styled as a quaint little cottage, full of the preening, cooing creatures. —  forestmage
  • She wore the dovecote, and over it an open circlet of gold and gems, to mark her royal rank At the threshold of Constance's bower, after the ceremony, the old Lady Le Despenser met the Earl and Countess of Kent The Lord bless you, fair daughter!" —  The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time
 

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