doven.[OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. dfe; akin to OS. dba, D. duif, OHG. tba, G. taube, Icel. dfa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. db; perh. from the root of E. dive.]1. (Zol.) A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.()()2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.()O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. (Cant. ii. 14.)3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation rather than war or conflict. Opposite of hawk.()Dove tick (Zol.), a mite (Argas reflexus) which infests doves and other birds. -- Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang]()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.()Like an eagle in a dovecote, I
Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli. (Shak.)