Definition of dove

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Dove (n.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.

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Cobwork :: Cobwork (a.) Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with stones; as, a cobwork dock or breakwater..
Dove's-foot :: Dove's-foot (n.) The columbine.
Dove-eyed :: Dove-eyed (a.) Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace..
Toozoo :: Toozoo (n.) The ringdove.
Doo :: Doo (n.) A dove.
Dowve :: Dowve (n.) A dove.
O :: O () O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek from the Ph/nician, which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely related to a, e, and u; as in E. bone, AS. ban; E. stone, AS. stan; E. broke, AS. brecan to break; E. bore, AS. beran to bear; E. dove, AS. d/fe; E. toft, tuft; tone, tune; number, F. nombre..
Culverhouse :: Culverhouse (n.) A dovecote.
Doveship :: Doveship (n.) The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and innocence..
Peristeria :: Peristeria (n.) A genus of orchidaceous plants. See Dove plant.
Columbarium :: Columbarium (n.) A dovecote or pigeon house.
Gray :: Gray (superl.) White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove..
Dovelet :: Dovelet (n.) A young or small dove.
Dove Plant :: Dove plant () A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant..
Disclosed :: Disclosed (p. a.) Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and other birds not of prey.
Pin :: Pin (n.) The tenon of a dovetail joint.
Dovetail :: Dovetail (v. t.) To cut to a dovetail.
Swallowwort :: Swallow-tailed (a.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
Sea Dove :: Sea dove () The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche..
Dover's Powder :: Dover's Powder () A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic..
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