dovecote

[ duhv-koht ]

noun

1. a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.

dovecote

/ ˈdʌvˌkɒt; ˈdʌvˌkəʊt /

noun

1. a structure for housing pigeons, often raised on a pole or set on a wall, containing compartments for the birds to roost and lay eggs

Word History and Origins

Origin of dovecote¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; dove ¹, cote ¹

Idioms and Phrases

Idioms

1. flutter the dovecotes, to cause a stir in a quiet or conservative institution or group:

   The flamboyant manner of the tourists fluttered the dovecotes of the sleepy New England town.

Example Sentences

An early version of “Dovecote,” a short, nearly wordless film directed by Marco Perego for exhibition at the Biennale, has a scene that tracks a man in uniform as he drives a motorboat through a morning in Venice.

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“It was a white dovecote box that had a childlike mystery about it,” he said.

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Babel describes it in the largely autobiographical “The Story of My Dovecote.”

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He had always dreamed of a dovecote.

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Babel describes it in the largely autobiographical “The Story of My Dovecote.”

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