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DOVE, n. G.

1. The oenas, or domestic pigeon, a species of Columba. Its color is a deep bluish ash color the breast is dashed with a fine changeable green and purple the sides of the neck, with a copper color. In a wild state, it builds its nest in holes of rocks or in hollow trees, but it is easily domesticated, and forms one of the luxuries of the table.
2. A word of endearment, or an emblem of innocence. Song of Song of Solomon 2:14 .
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Entry for 'Dove'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​d/dove.html.
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