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The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of Rotche.
A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic.
A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant.
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n.
A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints. See Dovetail.
a.
Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
n.
A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove.
n.
Alt. of Dovecote
a.
United by dovetailing; dovetailed.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Dovetail
n.
A guillemot (Uria grylle), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.
v. t.
To join by means of dovetails.
n.
A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
imp. & p. p.
of Dovetail
n.
The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and innocence.
a.
Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove.
n.
Any one of several species of pigeons more or less resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning dove (see under Dove), and the Australian turtledove (Stictopelia cuneata).
v. t.
To cut to a dovetail.
a.
Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable.
n.
A young or small dove.
a.
Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.
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