ringdove

or ring dove

[ ring-duhv ]

noun

1. a small Old World dove, dove, Streptopelia risoria, having a black half ring around the nape of the neck.
2. wood pigeon.

ringdove

/ ˈrɪŋˌdʌv /

noun

1. See wood pigeon
   another name for wood pigeon
2. an Old World turtledove, Streptopelia risoria , having a greyish plumage with a black band around the neck

Word History and Origins

Origin of ringdove¹

First recorded in 1530–40; ring ¹ + dove ¹

Example Sentences

A lamb stands by her side, and a tame ringdove is perched on her wrist.

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We make out the frigate to be the Terpsichore, and the sloop, I know by her new royals, is the Ringdove.

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Her words rang out crystalclear, more musical than the cooing of the ringdove, but they cut the silence icily.

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It was very like the hawk perched over and clawing the ringdove she has struck down.

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The siskin and the ringdove vied with each other to do them pleasure, all day long their music rejoiced ear and soul.

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