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Meaning of dovecote | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˈdʌvkɒt/

Definitions

  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.
  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

Equivalents

Čeština holubník
Ελληνικά περιστερώνας
Español palomar
Suomi kyyhkyslakka
Français colombier
Italiano colombaia
Nederlands duivenkot duiventil
Polski gołębnik
Português Pombal
Русский голубятня
Svenska duvslag
Türkçe güvercinlik

Examples

“If you haue writ your Annales true, 'tis there, / That like an Eagle in a Doue-cote, I / Flutter'd your Volcians in Corioles.”
“she could see the malt-house with its dovecote”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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