dovecote
A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and…A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
» In Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power.
Значение
значений: 2A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
Taubenhaus, Taubenschlag, Taubenkobel
голубя́тняgolubjátnja
(историческое)In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.
- a birdhouse for pigeons
Примеры
предложений: 1In Medieval Europe, the possession of a dovecote was a symbol of status and power.
Переводы
языков: 8По значениям 1
По значениям 1
Происхождение
From dove + cote.From dove + cote.
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Формы
мн. число: dovecotesСинонимы
синонимов: 5- a birdhouse for pigeons:columbariumcolumbary