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Dove
·- of <<Dive>>.
II. Dove ·noun A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
III. Dove...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
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Dove
In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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dove
n.
a well-known English bird-name,applied in Australia to the – – Barred-shouldered Dove – – Geopel...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dove
Dived. Very common among seamen.
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Dictionary of American Words And Phrases by John Russell Bartlett.
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Dove
The first menton of this bird occurs in Gen. 8. The dove's rapidity of flight is alluded to in (Psal...
William Smith's Bible Dictionary
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Eyed
·Impf & ·p.p. of <<Eye>>.
II. Eyed ·adj Heaving (such or so many) eyes;
— used in composition; as ...
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Dove plant
·- A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with nu...
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Sea dove
·- The little auk, or rotche. ·see ·Illust. of Rotche.
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Dove Court
1) East out of Addle Hill. In Castle Baynard Ward (P.C. 1732-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dove-tail
A species of regular answer, which fits into the subject, like the contrivance whence it takes its n...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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dove-petrel
n.
a well-known English bird-name.The species in the-Southern Seas are – – Prion turtur, Smith.
♣ ...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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ground-dove
n.
1) Tasmanian namefor the Spotted Ground-bird (q.v.).
1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol....
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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dove-tail
The fastening or letting in of one timber into another by a dove-tailed end and score, so that they ...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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greenland dove
The puffinet; called scraber in the Hebrides; about the size of a pigeon.
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Argus-eyed
·adj Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.
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Bird-eyed
·adj Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.
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Black-eyed
·adj Having black eyes.
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Blear-eyed
·adj Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum; dim-sighted.
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Blink-eyed
·adj Habitually winking.
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Blue-eyed
·adj Having blue eyes.
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Buck-eyed
·adj Having bad or speckled eyes.
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Cat-eyed
·adj Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.
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Cross-eyed
·adj Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.
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Double-eyed
·adj Having a deceitful look.
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Dry-eyed
·adj Not having tears in the eyes.
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Dull-eyed
·adj Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.
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Eagle-eyed
·adj Sharp-sighted as an <<Eagle>>.
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Evil-eyed
·adj Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy, jealousy, or bad design; malicious...
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Frog-eyed
·add. ·adj Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced artificially by spraying;
— sa...
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Goggle-eyed
·adj Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes.
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Green-eyed
·adj Having green eyes.
II. Green-eyed ·adj Seeing everything through a medium which discolors or d...
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Hawk-eyed
·adj Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.
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Lynx-eyed
·adj Having acute sight.
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Mole-eyed
·adj Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
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Moon-eyed
·adj Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.
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Mope-eyed
·adj Shortsighted; purblind.
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Night-eyed
·adj Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed.
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Open-eyed
·adj With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
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Owl-eyed
·adj Having eyes like an owl's.
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Pearl-eyed
·adj Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with the cataract.
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Pig-eyed
·adj Having small, deep-set eyes.
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Pin-eyed
·adj Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous corolla, while the stamens are concea...
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Pink-eyed
·adj Having small eyes.
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Sessile-eyed
·adj Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk;
— opposed to stalk-eyed.
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Squint-eyed
·adj Having eyes that quint; having eyes with axes not coincident; cross-eyed.
II. Squint-eyed ·adj...
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Stalk-eyed
·adj Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle;
— opposed to sessile-eyed. Said especially of ...
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Swivel-eyed
·adj Squint-eyed.
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Thrum-eyed
·adj Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at the throat of the corolla, as in lon...
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Wall-eyed
·adj Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color.
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Yellow-eyed
·adj Having yellow eyes.
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gimblet-eyed
Squinting, either in man or woman.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gooseberry-eyed
One with dull grey eyes, like boiled gooseberries.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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gravy-eyed
Blear-eyed, one whose eyes have a running humour.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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swivel-eyed
Squinting.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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wapper-eyed
Sore-eyed.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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Turtle, Turtle-dove
Its peculiar peaceful and gentle habit its often referred to in Scripture. A pair was offered in sac...
Easton's Bible Dictionary
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Four Dove Court
1) Out of Noble Street, Foster Lane (Strype, ed. 1755-Boyle, 1799).
Not named in the maps.
2) West...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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Three Dove Court
In St. Martin le Grand (W. Stow, 1722). Not named in the maps.
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A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.
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dove-tail plates
Metal plates resembling dove-tails in form, let into the heel of the stern-post and the keel, to bin...
The Sailor's Word-Book
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Black-eyed Susan
·add. ·- The bladder ketmie.
II. Black-eyed Susan ·add. ·- The coneflower, or yellow daisy (Rudbeck...
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Blue-eyed grass
·- a grasslike plant (Sisyrinchium anceps), with small flowers of a delicate blue color.
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moon-eyed hen
A squinting wench.
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Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
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cock-eyed bob
a local slang term in Western Australiafor a thunderstorm.
1894. `The Age,' Jan. 20, p. 13, col. 4:...
Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris
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Dove Court, Pavement, Moorfields
West out of the Pavement at No. 5 four doors south from Ropemakers Street. In Coleman Street Ward (L...
A Dictionary of London by Henry A Harben.