carolina dove

2 definitions found

carolina dove - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.
     1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.
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     2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as
        appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;
        as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,
        and the like.
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     Mourning bride (Bot.), a garden flower (Scabiosa  atropurpurea
        ) with dark purple or crimson flowers in
        flattened heads.
  
     Mourning dove (Zool.), a wild dove (Zenaidura macroura)
        found throughout the United States; -- so named from its
        plaintive note. Called also Carolina dove. See Illust.
        under Dove.
  
     Mourning warbler (Zool.), an American ground warbler
        (Geothlypis Philadelphia). The male has the head, neck,
        and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat
        and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.
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  Dove \Dove\ (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe;
     akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel.
     d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from
     the root of E. dive.]
     1. (Zool.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various
        related genera. The species are numerous.
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     Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called
           fantails, tumblers, carrier pigeons, etc., was
           derived from the rock pigeon (Columba livia) of
           Europe and Asia; the turtledove of Europe, celebrated
           for its sweet, plaintive note, is Columba turtur or
           Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of
           European species, is Columba palumbus; the Carolina dove
           , or Mourning dove, is Zenaidura macroura; the
           sea dove is the little auk (Mergulus alle or Alle alle
           ). See Turtledove, Ground dove, and Rock pigeon
           . The dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,
           gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the
           Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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     2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.
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              O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.
                                                    14.
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     3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation
        rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.
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     Dove tick (Zool.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests
        doves and other birds.
  
     Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang] Dovecot