Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A compartmental structure, often raised on a pole, for housing domesticated pigeons.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having
compartments , in whichdomestic pigeons breed ; adove house. - noun In
medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into atower , in which pigeons were kept.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a birdhouse for pigeons
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Examples
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The dovecote was the second most likely rendezvous.
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The dovecote was the second most likely rendezvous.
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And sometimes, also, do I find a fugitive creature in my dovecote, which is alien to me, and trembleth when I lay my hand upon it.
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And sometimes, also, do I find a fugitive creature in my dovecote, which is alien to me, and trembleth when I lay my hand upon it.
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And sometimes, also, do I find a fugitive creature in my dovecote, which is alien to me, and trembleth when I lay my hand upon it.
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The dovecote was a head-dress, a kind of round caul of gold or silver network, secured by gold or silver pins fastened in the hair.
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The dovecote was his escape, his only friend, and he wouldn't abandon it, even to prolong his life.
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The dovecote was an exquisite conceit painted snow white and the blue of a robin’s egg.
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The dovecote was an exquisite conceit painted snow white and the blue of a robin’s egg.
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The three-story "tower" that stands on the property today and graces the wine label is actually a pigeonniere, or dovecote, built in 1625—and is not, as is commonly imagined, the tower that gave the estate its name.
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