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Definition of Dovecotes

Dovecote
Dovecot Dove"cot`, Dovecote Dove"cote`, n. A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house. Like an eagle in a dovecote, I Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. --Shak.

Meaning of Dovecotes from wikipedia

- eggs and dung. The oldest dovecotes are thought to have been the fortress-like dovecotes of Upper Egypt and the domed dovecotes of Iran. In these regions...
- Charterhouse from 1975 to 1992) Dovecotes, Wolverhampton, a housing estate in Pendeford, Wolverhampton Flutter in the Dovecote, a 1986 novel by Scottish writer...
- Book of Dovecotes. Chapter 17. Retrieved 4 June 2009. Ballard, Barbara. "Dunster Somerset". Britain Express. Retrieved 4 June 2009. "Dovecote, Dunster"...
- 52°08′10″N 0°23′06″W / 52.136°N 0.385°W / 52.136; -0.385 Willington Dovecote & Stables is a National Trust property located in Willington, near Bedford...
- a gabled Tudor tower. However, John and Pamela McCann, authors of The Dovecotes of Historical Somerset, claim that the structure was not built until after...
- provided by Dovecotes Nursery, Infants and Junior Schools situated in a central position on the Estate. The council housing on Dovecotes Estate is currently...
- Dovecote is a Grade II*–listed dovecote in the community of Angle, Pembrokeshire, Wales, which dates back to the 15th century. It was listed on 14 May...
- Flutter in the Dovecote is a 1986 novel by Scottish writer Bruce Marshall. It's a comic tale of a Catholic bishop who learns that a surrealist painting...
- important as a supplementary source of income from the sale of surplus birds. Dovecotes were introduced to South America and Africa by Mediterranean colonists...
- referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons, also called dovecotes. Roman columbaria were often built partly or completely underground. The...