dove
$ \mathrm{dove}^1 | dəv |
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noun
1. a stocky seed-eating or fruit-eating bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names.
ハト〘pigeonより小型で色が薄い; 平和の象徴〙
Family Columbidae: numerous genera and species; white doves are a variety of the domestic pigeon.
2. a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, especially in foreign affairs. Compare with hawk1 (sense 2 of the noun) .
穏健派, ハト派の人, 政治家, 平和主義者(↔ hawk)
3. (Dove) (in Christian art and poetry) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32).
DERIVATIVES
dovelike | -ˌlīk | adjective
dovish | ˈdəviSH | adjective
dove1 (sense 2)
ORIGIN
Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa.
$ \mathrm{dove}^2 | dōv | North American
past of dive.