dove
dove is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. Cant. ii.
- 2.Dove tick (Zoöl.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests doves and other birds. -- Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang]
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- accord
- acquit
- against
- all
- amity
- and
- artless
- babe
- blameless
- bloodless
- blown
- call
- calm
- calumet
- clean
- clear
- concord
- conscience
- culpa
- curia
- desert
- dovish
- down
- exculpate
- faultless
- friendship
- guiltless
- guilty
- halcyon
- harmless
- harmony
- hath
- her
- immaculate
- impeccability
- incorruption
- inculpable
- inerrable
- innocence
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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