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ˈring-dove [f. ring n.1 So Du. ringduif (Kilian ringhduyve), Da. ringdue, Sw. -dufva, G. -taube: cf. also OS. ringeldûfa, MLG. ringeldûve (ryngelduyve Teut., ringhelduyve Kilian), Da. ringeldue, G. ringeltaube.] 1. The wood-pigeon, cushat, or queest (Columba palumbus); also called ring-pigeon (see r...
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Ring dove
Ring dove is an alternative name for the Barbary dove. It may also refer to: Species
The common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), particularly in older literature
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove
The Eurasian collared dove (Streptop...
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Ring-necked dove
The ring-necked dove (Streptopelia capicola), also known as the Cape turtle dove or half-collared dove, is a widespread and often abundant dove species in East and southern Africa. It is a mostly sedentary bird, found in a variety of open habitats. Within range, its penetrating and rhythmic, three-s...
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The Ring of the Dove
The Ring of the Dove or Ṭawq al-Ḥamāmah () is a treatise on love written in the year 1022 by Ibn Hazm. Normally a writer of theology and law, Ibn Hazm produced his only work of literature with The Ring of the Dove. He was heavily influenced by Plato's Phaedrus, though the bulk of the work was still ...
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ringed
ringed, ppl. a. (rɪŋd) [f. ring n.1 and v.1] 1. Of armour: Made of rings. rare.Beowulf 1246 Heaþo-steapa helm, hringed byrne.1824 Meyrick Ant. Armour I. 27 The form of the rustred armour seems..to have grown out of the ringed. 1846 Fairholt Costume 155 A hauberk or tunic of ringed mail, reaching to ...
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clof
▪ I. clof, cloff Sc. and north. dial. In 6 pl. cloiffis, 7 pl. cloffes, 8 Sc. claff. [Cf. ON. klof the cleaving or fork of the legs; klofi a cleft or rift in a hill, corresp. to OLG. kloƀo, OHG. chlobo a cleft; f. weak grade of kleuƀ- to cleave. The latter would more properly give clōve, the former ...
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lavant
▪ I. lavant, n. (ˈlævənt) [? subst. use of next.] (See quot. 1774.)1774 G. White Selborne xix. (1789) 174 The land-springs, which we call lavants, break out much on the downs of Sussex, Hampshire, and Wiltshire. 1875 Sussex Gloss. s.v., How it did rain! It ran down the street in a lavant. 1900 Acade...
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Ubi sunt
But on its turrets I have seen a ring-dove seated,
cooing, cooing over and over: where, where?"
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torquate
torquate, a. Zool. (ˈtɔːkweɪt) [ad. L. torquāt-us adorned with or wearing a torques: see torques and -ate2.] Having a ring-like marking, formed by hairs or feathers of special colour or texture, round the neck; collared.1661 Lovell Hist. Anim. & Min. Introd., The pigeon, ring-dove,..wild, torquate, ...
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unshell
unˈshell, v. [un-2 5. Cf. Du. ontschillen, -schellen.] trans. To extract from, to strip of, the shell. (Chiefly fig.)1599 Nashe Lenten Stuffe D iij, Of him and none but him,..that euer Yarmoth vnshelled or ingendred. 1611 Cotgr., Challer,..to shale, or vnshell, Nuts, &c. 1642 Fuller Holy & Prof. St....
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phassachate
† ˈphassachate Obs. [ad. mod.L. phassachātēs, f. Gr. ϕάσσα ring-dove, cushat + ἀχάτης agate.] The lead-coloured agate.[1753 Chambers Cycl. Supp., Phassachates, in the natural history of the antients, the name of a species of agate.] 1828 Webster, Phassachate. Hence in mod. Dicts.
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Eurasian Collared Dove / Streptopelia decaocto - DiBird.com
Eurasian Collared Dove bird information Values; Conservation status: LC - Least concern: Synonyms: Indian Ring Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove (decaocto), Collared dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove (nominate), Western Eurasian Collared-Dove, Indian Ring-Dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove (Eurasian), Collared turtle dove, Eurasian Collared-Dove
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queest
queest (kwiːst) Forms: α. 5 quysht(e, quyste, quiste, 7, 9 quist, quoist, (7 coist), 8 quiest, 9 quest, queist, 7– queest. β. 7 quees, quiese, 8–9 queece, 9 queeze, quice, quoice, etc. [ME. quisht, ? for *cusht, var. of cushat (OE. cuscote, -sceote) by elision of the second vowel. Still current in w...
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wood-pigeon
ˈwood-ˌpigeon Any of the species of pigeon that live in woods, as the stock-dove, Columba œnas, and (now esp.) the ring-dove, C. palumbus.1668 Charleton Onomast. 77 Columbæ Cavernalis..the Stock-dove, or Wood Pidgeon. 1743 Shenstone Pastoral Ballad ii. v, I have found out a gift for my fair; I have ...
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dove
▪ I. dove, n. (dʌv) Forms: 3–4 duve, 4–5 dofe, douf(e, douff(e, dowfe, douve, dowve, doo, (5 doyf, 6 doffe), 4– dove, (Sc. 5– dow, doo, 6 dou). [OE. *dufe, not found (unless as first element in d{uacu}fe-doppa: see dive-dap); = OS. dûƀa, OFris. dûve (MDu. dûve, Du. duif). OHG. tûba, tûpa (MHG. tûbe,...
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