Dovecote

Word DOVECOTE
Character 8
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈdʌv.kɒt/

Definitions and meanings of "Dovecote"

What do we mean by dovecote?

A compartmental structure, often raised on a pole, for housing domesticated pigeons. noun

A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house. noun

In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept. noun

A birdhouse for pigeons noun

A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.

In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.

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The word "dovecote" in example sentences

The dovecote was the second most likely rendezvous. ❋ Beverly Swerling (2007)

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. ❋ Unknown (2001)

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. ❋ Emily Sarah Holt (1864)

The dovecote was his escape, his only friend, and he wouldn't abandon it, even to prolong his life. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The dovecote was an exquisite conceit painted snow white and the blue of a robin’s egg. ❋ Beverly Swerling (2007)

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. ❋ Jay McInerney (2011)

What of the vicar's odd ministrations to the catatonic woman in the dovecote? ❋ Unknown (2010)

Joshua had been talking to the dovecote ever since the war, six years ago. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Only those lucky enough to be within the protective radius of a dovecote had been spared. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Every morning after the war, Joshua went up to the roof to take care of the dovecote. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He had taken on the task almost two weeks after the war, when he realized everyone else was afraid: afraid to go out into the ever-light sky above and risk breathing the air; afraid to climb the rickety stairs to the roof of the crumbling building; and most of all — afraid of the dovecote itself. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The split-level Dovecote is a perennial favorite room for honeymooning couples due to its seclusion in an original 15th century dovecote, located between the main house and the garden courtyard. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The funerary vault, or Monumentum Liviae, contained the cremated remains of more than a thousand Roman slaves and freedmen, their ashes packed in row upon row of ollae burial jars stacked in tiny niches around the vault, like pigeonholes; hence the name columbarium, meaning “dovecote.” ❋ Annelise Freisenbruch (2010)

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