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dove

Another name for pigeon.

dove

Person who takes a moderate, sometimes pacifist, view on political issues. The term originated in the US during the Vietnam War. Its counterpart is a hawk. In more general usage today, a dove is equated with liberal policies, and a hawk with conservative ones.

Dove

River in Derbyshire, England, a tributary of the Trent; length 65 km/40 mi. The Dove rises on Axe Edge, 6 km/4 mi from Buxton, and forms the southwestern border between Derbyshire and Staffordshire as it flows south to join the Trent near Burton.

The valley of Dovedale, below Hartington, where the river runs through a rocky, wooded gorge some 3 km/2 mi long, is popular with walkers.



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Perhaps some of the most beautiful lines are those which tell of the dove that Noah sent forth from the ark.
English Literature For Boys And Girls by Marshall, H.E. View in context
It all happened at the same time: a boy ran towards a dove and glanced smiling at Levin; the dove, with a whir of her wings, darted away, flashing in the sun, amid grains of snow that quivered in the air, while from a little window there came a smell of fresh-baked bread, and the loaves were put out.
Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
For a moment she paused, and then, almost noiselessly, dove overboard and disappeared beneath the black waters.
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