单词 | bird of peace |
释义 | bird of peace in British Englishnoun a figurative name for dove1 (sense 1) dove in British English 1 (dʌv) noun 1. any of various birds of the family Columbidae, having a heavy body, small head, short legs, and long pointed wings: order Columbiformes. They are typically smaller than pigeons ▶ Related adjective: columbine2. politics a person opposed to war Compare hawk1 (sense 3) 3. a gentle or innocent person: used as a term of endearment 4. a. a greyish-brown colour b. (as adjective) dove walls Derived forms dovelike (ˈdoveˌlike) adjective Word origin Old English dūfe (unattested except as a feminine proper name); related to Old Saxon dūbva, Old High German tūba |
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