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dovecote Definition

dove·cote (duvkōt′, -kät′)

noun

a small house or box with compartments for nesting pigeons, usually on a pole
also dovecot dove′·cot′ (-kät′)

Etymology: ME douvecote: see dove & cot

dovecote Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • build: For primary sources, see under the type of building the dovecote belonged to.
  • include: The mill house stands close by along with several outbuildings including a large dovecote.
  • have: The Bishop of Hereford had a dovecote on his manor in Ross which brought him 5 s a year in rent.
  • see: You'll see the 15th century dovecote and Victorian Summerhouse.
  • work: The Walled Garden has been restored and features a series of potager gardens, a working dovecote and the National Collection of Colchicums.

Preposition: in

  • state: Hexagonal shaped dovecote in a fair state of preservation, interior is circular with nesting boxes all round and reaching to roof height.

Adjective modifier

  • medieval: Cross the stile and bear diagonally left across the field - keeping to the right of the excavated medieval dovecote.
  • large: The mill house stands close by along with several outbuildings including a large dovecote.
  • old: The Coach House: A converted old barn, stands next to the quaint old stone dovecote.
  • circular: Circular dovecotes remained the norm, but brick dovecotes were built in all shapes and sizes and many polygonal dovecotes survive.
  • early: Brick was in some cases used to disguise earlier dovecotes built of local material.
  • octagonal: Alongside the old White Lion stands a 17th century octagonal dovecote.

Modifies a noun

  • tower: The later castle at Westenhanger has a dovecote tower, restored in recent years.
  • cottage: The Property: Dovecote Cottage A delightfully different semi-detached stone built cottage, in a rural position, on the outskirts of Coldstream.

Noun used with modifier

  • century: Part of the Grade 2* listed building is an 18th century dovecote.
  • brick: The brick dovecote, coach house, and barn to the north are also of 18 th Century origin.
  • stone: The Coach House: A converted old barn, stands next to the quaint old stone dovecote.

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