Definition of Dovecote

1. Noun. A birdhouse for pigeons.

Exact synonyms: Columbarium, Columbary
Generic synonyms: Birdhouse

Definition of Dovecote

1. 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. ¹

2. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Dovecote

1. a roost for domesticated pigeons [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dovecote

douth
douting
douts
doux
douzaine
douzenier
douzeniers
douzeper
douzepers
dove's-foot
dove's foot geranium
dove grey
dove plant
dovecot
dovecote (current term)
dovecotes
dovecots
doved
dovehouse
doveish
dovekey
dovekeys
dovekie
dovekies
dovelet
dovelets
dovelike
doveling
doven

Literary usage of Dovecote

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Scots Revised Reports: Morison's Dictionary, 1 to 9424 (1908)
"WILSON. January 19, 1731. By act of 19th Pari. 1617, it is ordained, " That none thereafter shall have the privilege to build a dovecote, unless he has ten ..."

2. Far Away and Long Ago: A History of My Early Life by William Henry Hudson (1918)
"... CHAPTER XIV The dovecote A favourite climbing tree—The desire to fly—Soaring ... dovecote and pigeon-pies— The falcon's depredations—A splendid aerial ..."

3. British Monachism: Or, Manners and Customs of the Monks and Nuns of England by Thomas Dudley Fosbroke (1843)
"... placed one above another, and with a little turret at top.b They were distinct allocations. The dovecote near the capital messuage of Tatter- wyke, ..."

4. The Zincali: Or, An Account of the Gypsies of Spain. With an Original by George Henry Borrow (1843)
"Cordova—Moors of Barbary—The English—An Old Priest—The Roman Breviary—The dovecote— The Holy Office—Judaism—Desecration of dovecotes—The Innkeeper's ..."

5. Rural Architecture: Being a Complete Description of Farm Houses, Cottages by Lewis Falley Allen (1852)
"... THE dovecote. This is a department, in itself, not common among the farm buildings, in the United States; and for the reason, probably, ..."

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