dovecote

variants also dovecot
Definition of dovecotenext

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Recent Examples of dovecote This enchanting storybook suite—once a historic dovecote—is a masterclass in rustic French charm and whimsical elegance. Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 The exemplary property comprises a main house with eight bedrooms, five additional cottages with their own gardens, a 17th-century dovecote and farming and equestrian facilities—all set against the pastoral landscape of the Cotswolds. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2022 The château was listed as a Historic Monument in 1927 and its park, garden, orangery, enclosing walls, stables, basin and dovecote were also listed in 1994. Alex Ledsom, Forbes, 1 June 2022 This sophomore effort flashes back and forth between the springtime unfurling of Mungo and James’ love (forged in the dovecote where James raises pigeons) and the goose-pimpling fishing expedition a few months later. Hillary Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2022 The Victorian dovecote in the eaves of the coach house may even remain home to the family of jackdaws now living there. New York Times, 15 Oct. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dovecote
Noun
  • This isn’t the fox guarding the henhouse.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 9 June 2026
  • The fox is guarding the henhouse!
    Terry Savage, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • All the huts in the village were centered around the kraal, or cattle enclosure, which faced the rising sun.
    Aatish Taseer, Travel + Leisure, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The tiger had jumped into the kraal and killed the calves first.
    Cyril E. Holland, Outdoor Life, 8 May 2025
Noun
  • At the time, Epstein was serving his 18-month sentence in the Palm Beach County stockade but was allowed to spend 12 hours a day, six days a week, in his office under a work-release program his attorneys had negotiated.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026
  • The first was named after the legislature of the Texas Republic, although the first capitol, a log structure tucked behind a defensive stockade, rose not on Congress but at West Eighth and Colorado streets.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 22 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • This tidy residence in the western Swiss village of Etoy was built in 1830 as a sheepfold.
    Lauren Beale, Forbes, 30 Aug. 2021
  • Later, we were married in a sheepfold overlooking the ribbon of river that winds through small agricultural plots and quiet towns huddled up against the road.
    Kyre Chenven, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2018

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“Dovecote.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dovecote. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.

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