dove¹ /duv/

1. A pigeon (often in combination, as eg ringdove, turtle-dove) and used esp of the smaller species
2. An old word of endearment
3. An emblem of innocence and gentleness, also of the Holy Spirit (Bible, Matthew 3.17)
4. In politics and industrial relations, etc, a person who seeks peace and conciliation rather than confrontation or war, opp to hawk
5. (with cap) the constellation Columba
6. A tablet of the drug Ecstasy (often with a figure of a dove stamped on it, slang)

To treat as a dove

doveˈishness noun

doveˈlet noun

A small dove

doveˈlike adjective

1. Like a dove
2. Innocent

dovˈish or doveˈish adjective

1. Dovelike
2. Seeking peace and conciliation rather than confrontation or war

doveˈ-colour noun

Dove grey

doveˈcot or doveˈcote noun

1. A small building or structure in which pigeons breed
2. A pigeon-house

doveˈ-drawn adjective (Shakespeare)

Drawn by doves

doveˈ-eyed adjective

Meek-eyed

dove grey noun

A greyish, bluish, pinkish colour

doveˈ-house noun

A dovecot

dove'sˈ-foot noun

A name for some species of cranesbill (Geranium dissectum, Geranium molle, etc)

doveˈtail noun

1. A tenon shaped like a dove's spread tail, for fastening boards
2. A joint of alternate tenons and mortises of that shape

transitive verb and intransitive verb

1. To fit by one or more dovetails
2. To fit or join together neatly (often with into or with)

doveˈtailing noun

• surrebuts
• surrebuttal
• surrebuttals
• surrebutted
• surrebutter
• surrebutters
• surrebutting
• surreined
• surrejoin
• surrejoinder
• surrejoinders
• surrejoined
• surrejoining
• surrejoins
• surrender
• surrender at discretion
• surrendered
• surrenderee
• surrenderees
• surrenderer
• subacutely
• subadar
• subadars
• subadministrative
• subadministrator