| 词汇 | dovecote |
| 释义 | dovecote noun[ C ] (alsodovecot)uk /ˈdʌv.kəʊt/ us /ˈdʌv.koʊt/ a small building for doves or similar birds to live in鸽舍；鸟房 Travel Ink/Gallo Images/GettyImages Animal dwellings - man-made animal shelter apiary aquarium aviary bee house bird box crate doghouse fish tank fishbowl goldfish bowl hive pigsty rabbit hutch rescue rescue centre sanctuary skep stall sty Ah, look! there is the dovecote, cried Isabel. In the chicken houses and dovecotes, there was not a single bird left. Note the ancient barn and dovecote. She had told him of a hedge of yew-trees, and a white dovecote almost at the water's edge. The circular dovecote belonging to monastic times is carefully preserved. Examples of dovecotedovecote First, there is an element of recycling, the re-use of a barrel to become a dovecote. Yapp cannot identify them but suggests they might be pigeons or doves in a dovecote because of their position; alternatively owls or ravens as harbingers of doom. We have also helped barns, dovecotes, groups of cottages, and now increasingly whole streets and areas of historic towns. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was the usual flutter amongst the dovecotes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I admit that our approach in clause 6 is rather novel and will, no doubt, cause a fair amount of fluttering in the legal dovecotes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is causing more than a flutter in the dovecotes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 During our 20 years we have dealt with buildings of all sorts and kinds, from dovecotes and windmills to manor houses and palaces. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There was a little fluttering in the dovecotes and some rearrangements of business, because executive sessions were to remain secret. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I know of one case where there are two dovecotes in a small area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That may cause some fluttering in the dovecotes, but industry will increasingly find it convenient to deal with its counterparts if it operates a single currency. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are also a stable block and dovecote both of which date from the late 18th century. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Of the original complex comprising church, dormitory, cloister, chapter house, caldarium, refectory, dovecote and forge, all remain intact except the refectory and are well maintained. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Local folklore asserts that a 17th-century dovecote in the grounds has been haunted since a monk placed a curse on it. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The hall was surrounded by landscaped gardens which included a brick dovecote which dated back to 1721. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. There is a dovecote with a lantern roof. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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