dovecote
noun
a structure, usually at a height above the ground, for housing domestic pigeons.
dovecot
-
a variation of
dovecote.
Example Sentences
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The site also includes a rare 16th Century beehive-shaped dovecot and a private chapel.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
Endeavoring to console ourselves by petting our four remaining birds, we could not forget this disappointment, and all day long the dovecot remained the center of attraction.
From The Swiss Family Robinson or, Adventures on a Desert Island by Jean Rudolph Wyss
At the lower end is a soldier, a tiny realistic house, a dovecot, any number of flowering plants, a stag and other animals.
From Chats on Old Lace and Needlework by Emily Leigh Lowes
Don Roque exercised his authority by locking the door of the dovecot himself, and handed the key over to Marcones, and with the usual "Proceed," they continued their perilous course.
From The Fourth Estate, vol.1 by Armando Palacio Vald?s
"She might have asked him to go and see a flower, or offered to play him a tune on the harpsichord, or taken him to look at the dovecot, or anything," thought Mrs. Barbara.
From The Smuggler: (Vol's I-III) A Tale by G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford) James
