dovecote

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈdʌvkɒt/    美 /ˈdʌvkɑt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
    — If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flutter'd your Volcians in Corioles.
  2. In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept. historical

词形变化

dovecotes plural dovecot alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
flutter in the dovecote flutter the dovecote
相关词
dove

词源

From dove + cote.
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