turtle-doven.

/ˈtəːt(ə)ldʌv/

Forms: see turtle n.¹ and dove n.

Etymology: < turtle n.¹ + dove n.: compare Danish turteldue (Swedish turturdufva), Dutch tortelduyf (Kilian -duyve), Middle Low German torteldûve, German turteltaube (Middle High German turtel-, türteltûbe, Old High German turtel-, turtil(i)-, turtula-tûba).

a. A dove of the genus Turtur, esp. the common European species T. communis, noted for its graceful form, harmonious colouring, and affection for its mate: = turtle n.¹ 1.Also applied to T. risorius, the Barbary dove, and locally to doves of other genera, as the North American Zenaidura carolinensis, and the Australian Stictopelia cuneata.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > member of genus Streptopelia

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > member of genus Streptopelia > streptopelia turtur (turtle-dove)

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turtlec1000

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turtle pigeon1819

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11304 To offer turtuls douues [Fairf. Turtill dovis, Gött. turtil douues, Trin. Cambr. turtur doufes] tua.

c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 820 A turtyldoue he bare an hygh for hys crest.

c1530 Court of Love 234 Anelida, true as turtill-dove.

1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxi. 118 Of all these forenamed kindes of birdes, there is none more apt to tame then the turtle doues.

1743 R. Blair Grave 28 The shrill-tongu'd Shrew, Meek as the Turtle-Dove, forgets her Chiding.

1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 489 Spotted-necked Turtle-dove.

1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ix. 308 The turtle dove (Columba risoria) cooing amorously in every mimosa brake.

1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 14/3 The turtle-dove, which we see so frequently in the fanciers' shops,..is not the common turtle-dove of this country, but the Collared or Barbary dove.

†b. sea turtle-dove, the Black Guillemot or Dovekie: = sea-turtle n.¹ Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Columba Greenlandica..called in English, the sea turtle dove.

2. figurative applied to a person: cf. turtle n.¹ 2.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun]

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mulling?a1475

daisyc1485

crowdy-mowdy?a1513

honeysop?a1513

powsowdie?a1513

suckler?a1513

foolc1525

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duckling1630

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pinkaninny1696

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hinny1724

puss1753

pet1767

dovey1769

sweetie1778

lovey-dovey1781

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ducky1819

toy1822

acushla1825

alanna1825

treat1825

amigo1830

honey child1832

macushla1834

cabbage1840

honey-bunch1874

angel pie1878

m'dear1887

bach1889

honey baby1895

prawn1895

hon1896

so-and-so1897

cariad1899

pumpkin1900

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lamb-chop1962

petal1974

bae2006

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > person showing affection for mate

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1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxiii[i]. 19 O delyuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beestes.

1575 J. Smith Misticall Deuise sig. Aiij^v My darling and my harts desyre, my onely Turtle Doue.

a1800 Fause Foodrage xxii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 299 I shall learn your turtle-dow As well to write and read.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. iv. 91 I am not interested in old turtle-doves.

3. Rhyming slang. A glove. (Usually in plural) Cf. turtle n.¹ 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove

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cuff1362

famble-cheat1567

fambler1610

turtle-dove1857

turtle1893

1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 23 Turtle doves,..gloves.

1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 127/1 Turtle doves, a pair of gloves.

1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xiv. 320 ‘Turtle doves’ for gloves, and so on, normally associated with cockneys, is neither confined to the metropolis, nor to the shift-for-a-living class.

1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 8/4 Turtle dove, glove.

Derivatives

turtle-dove v. transitive, ? to show affection for (another), like a turtle-dove for its mate.Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress [verb (transitive)] > show affection like a turtle-dove for its mate

turtle-dove1922

1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 191 Take her for me... Jove, a cool ruttime send them. Yea, turtledove her.

ˈturtle-ˈdoveism n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > conversing caressingly or amorously

turtling1669

billing1733

cooing1821

turtle-doveism1850

1850 Ld. Lytton in Life (1906) I. ii. 25 Only just married, and in a state of turtle-doveism.

ˈturtle-ˈdovery n. Apparently an isolated use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > secluded place for lovers > secluded retreat for (illicit) lovers

love nest1853

Agapemone1860

turtle-dovery1886

1886 K. S. Macquoid Sir J. Appleby iii Half afraid I might be considered an intruder in such a turtle-dovery [the abode of a newly married couple].

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	turtle-dove
释义	turtle-doven. /ˈtəːt(ə)ldʌv/ Forms: see turtle n.¹ and dove n. Etymology: < turtle n.¹ + dove n.: compare Danish turteldue (Swedish turturdufva), Dutch tortelduyf (Kilian -duyve), Middle Low German torteldûve, German turteltaube (Middle High German turtel-, türteltûbe, Old High German turtel-, turtil(i)-, turtula-tûba). 1. a. A dove of the genus Turtur, esp. the common European species T. communis, noted for its graceful form, harmonious colouring, and affection for its mate: = turtle n.¹ 1.Also applied to T. risorius, the Barbary dove, and locally to doves of other genera, as the North American Zenaidura carolinensis, and the Australian Stictopelia cuneata. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > member of genus Streptopelia turturc825 turtlec1000 turtle-dovea1400 the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > member of genus Streptopelia > streptopelia turtur (turtle-dove) turturc825 turtlec1000 turtle-dovea1400 turtle pigeon1819 a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 11304 To offer turtuls douues [Fairf. Turtill dovis, Gött. turtil douues, Trin. Cambr. turtur doufes] tua. c1420 J. Lydgate Assembly of Gods 820 A turtyldoue he bare an hygh for hys crest. c1530 Court of Love 234 Anelida, true as turtill-dove. 1600 R. Surflet tr. C. Estienne & J. Liébault Maison Rustique i. xxi. 118 Of all these forenamed kindes of birdes, there is none more apt to tame then the turtle doues. 1743 R. Blair Grave 28 The shrill-tongu'd Shrew, Meek as the Turtle-Dove, forgets her Chiding. 1831 J. Rennie Montagu's Ornithol. Dict. (ed. 2) 489 Spotted-necked Turtle-dove. 1834 T. Pringle Afr. Sketches ix. 308 The turtle dove (Columba risoria) cooing amorously in every mimosa brake. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 17 July 14/3 The turtle-dove, which we see so frequently in the fanciers' shops,..is not the common turtle-dove of this country, but the Collared or Barbary dove. †b. sea turtle-dove, the Black Guillemot or Dovekie: = sea-turtle n.¹ Obsolete. ΚΠ 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. Columba Greenlandica..called in English, the sea turtle dove. 2. figurative applied to a person: cf. turtle n.¹ 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > terms of endearment > [noun] darlingc888 belamy?c1225 culver?c1225 dearc1230 sweetheartc1290 heartc1300 sweetc1330 honeya1375 dovec1386 jewelc1400 birdc1405 cinnamonc1405 honeycombc1405 lovec1405 wantonc1450 mulling?a1475 daisyc1485 crowdy-mowdy?a1513 honeysop?a1513 powsowdie?a1513 suckler?a1513 foolc1525 buttinga1529 whitinga1529 beautiful1534 turtle-dove1535 soula1538 heartikin1540 bully?1548 turtle1548 lamba1556 nyletc1557 sweet-lovea1560 coz1563 ding-ding1564 pugs1566 golpol1568 sparling1570 lover1573 pug1580 bulkin1582 mopsy1582 chuck1589 bonny1594 chick1594 sweetikin1596 ladybird1597 angel1598 muss1598 pinkany1599 sweetkin1599 duck1600 joy1600 sparrowc1600 sucket1605 nutting1606 chuckaby1607 tickling1607 bagpudding1608 heartling1608 chucking1609 dainty1611 flittermouse1612 honeysuckle1613 fubs1614 bawcocka1616 pretty1616 old thinga1625 bun1627 duckling1630 bulchin1633 bulch?c1640 sweetling1648 friscoa1652 ding-dongs1662 buntinga1668 cocky1680 dearie1681 chucky1683 lovey1684 machree1689 nykin1693 pinkaninny1696 nug1699 hinny1724 puss1753 pet1767 dovey1769 sweetie1778 lovey-dovey1781 lovely1791 ducky1819 toy1822 acushla1825 alanna1825 treat1825 amigo1830 honey child1832 macushla1834 cabbage1840 honey-bunch1874 angel pie1878 m'dear1887 bach1889 honey baby1895 prawn1895 hon1896 so-and-so1897 cariad1899 pumpkin1900 honey-bun1902 pussums1912 snookums1919 treasure1920 wogger1922 amico1929 sugar1930 baby cake1949 angel cake1951 lamb-chop1962 petal1974 bae2006 the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > [noun] > person showing affection for mate turtle-dove1535 turtle1548 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Psalms lxxiii[i]. 19 O delyuer not the soule of thy turtle doue vnto the beestes. 1575 J. Smith Misticall Deuise sig. Aiij^v My darling and my harts desyre, my onely Turtle Doue. a1800 Fause Foodrage xxii, in F. J. Child Eng. & Sc. Pop. Ballads (1886) II. iv. 299 I shall learn your turtle-dow As well to write and read. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. iv. 91 I am not interested in old turtle-doves. 3. Rhyming slang. A glove. (Usually in plural) Cf. turtle n.¹ 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for hands > [noun] > glove glovea1000 cuff1362 famble-cheat1567 fambler1610 turtle-dove1857 turtle1893 1857 ‘Ducange Anglicus’ Vulgar Tongue 23 Turtle doves,..gloves. 1935 A. J. Pollock Underworld Speaks 127/1 Turtle doves, a pair of gloves. 1959 I. Opie & P. Opie Lore & Lang. Schoolchildren xiv. 320 ‘Turtle doves’ for gloves, and so on, normally associated with cockneys, is neither confined to the metropolis, nor to the shift-for-a-living class. 1972 Lebende Sprachen 17 8/4 Turtle dove, glove. Derivatives turtle-dove v. transitive, ? to show affection for (another), like a turtle-dove for its mate.Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > caress [verb (transitive)] > show affection like a turtle-dove for its mate turtle-dove1922 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses ii. ix. [Scylla & Charybdis] 191 Take her for me... Jove, a cool ruttime send them. Yea, turtledove her. ˈturtle-ˈdoveism n. Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > action of caressing > [noun] > conversing caressingly or amorously turtling1669 billing1733 cooing1821 turtle-doveism1850 1850 Ld. Lytton in Life (1906) I. ii. 25 Only just married, and in a state of turtle-doveism. ˈturtle-ˈdovery n. Apparently an isolated use. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > love affair > [noun] > secluded place for lovers > secluded retreat for (illicit) lovers love nest1853 Agapemone1860 turtle-dovery1886 1886 K. S. Macquoid Sir J. Appleby iii Half afraid I might be considered an intruder in such a turtle-dovery [the abode of a newly married couple]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1916; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.a1400
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