culver

[kuhl-ver]

noun

British Dialect.

1. a dove or pigeon.

culver

/ ˈkʌlvə /

noun

1. an archaic or poetic name for pigeon 1 dove 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English culfer, culfre < Vulgar Latin *columbra, for Latin columbula, equivalent to columb ( a ) dove + -ula -ule

Word History and Origins

Origin of culver¹

Old English culfre, from Latin columbula a little dove, from columba dove

Example Sentences

My latest film had me working all day inside a Sony soundstage in Culver City, re-creating the bowels of a Parisian sewer.

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It’s an otherwise ordinary Wednesday afternoon, steps away from bookshelves stuffed with works like “East of Eden” by John Steinbeck and the “A Court of Thorns and Roses” series by Sarah J. Maas, when she casually lists these big life questions aloud while leaning over a vegan brownie and cup of tea at a small table inside Village Well Books & Coffee in Culver City.

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The company plans to build a studio in Culver City that will adapt its most popular micro dramas into films.

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Warren, 25-18, 25-15, 26-24 Culver City d.

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Leanne Thomas said there were lots of them in rock pools near Culver Hole, Gower, while Catrin Davies said she picked up 300-plus on Swansea beach late last month and another 20 or so two days ago.

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