单词 | dovecote |
释义 | dovecote /duv"koht'/, n. 1. a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons. 2. flutter the dovecotes, to cause a stir in a quiet or conservative institution or group: The flamboyant manner of the tourists fluttered the dovecotes of the sleepy New England town. Also, dovecot /duv"kot/. [1375-1425; late ME; see DOVE1, COTE] |
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