English-Thai Dictionary

dove

N นก พิราบ  nok-pi-rab

 

dove

SL คนโง่  kon-ngo

 

dovecote

N กรงนก พิราบ 

 

dovekie

N นก เล็ก ปาก สั้นช นิดหนึ่ง 

 

dovetail

N สลัก ลิ้น สำหรับ เชื่อมต่อ ไม้กระดาน  sa-lak-lin-sam-rab-chueam-tor-mai-kra-dan

 

dovetail

VI เชื่อมต่อ เข้าด้วยกัน  chueam-tor-kao duai-kan

 

dovetail

VT เชื่อมต่อ เข้าด้วยกัน  chueam-tor-kao duai-kan

 

dovetail into

PHRV ประกบ เข้าด้วยกัน (ปกติ ใช้กับ การ ประกบ ไม้  pra-kob-kao-duai-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

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 Solomon 2:14.

 

DOVE-COT

n.A small building or box in which domestic pigeons breed.

 

DOVES-FOOT

n.A plant, a species of Geranium.

 

DOVE-HOUSE

n.A house or shelter for doves.

 

DOVELIKE

a.Resembling a dove.

 

DOVESHIP

n.The qualities of a dove.

 

DOVE-TAIL

n.In carpentry, the manner of fastening boards and timbers together by letting one piece into another in the form of a doves tail spread, or wedge reversed, so that it cannot be drawn out. This is the strongest of all the fastenings or jointings.

 

DOVE-TAIL

v.t.To unite by a tenon in form of a pigeons tail spread, let into a board or timber.

 

DOVE-TAILED

pp. United by a tenon in form of a doves tail.

 

DOVE-TAILING

ppr. Uniting by a dove-tail.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

DOVE

Dove, n. Etym: [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d; akin to OS. d, D. duif,OHG. t, G. taube, Icel. d, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d; perh. from the root of E. dive. ]

 

1. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A pigeon of the genus Columba and various related genera. The species are numerous.

 

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 C. turtur or Turtur vulgaris; the ringdove, the largest of European species, is C. 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 innocence, gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.

 

2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle. O my dove, ... let me hear thy voice. Cant. ii. 14. Dove tick (Zoöl.), a mite (Argas reflexus ) which infests doves and other birds. -- Soiled dove, a prostitute. [Slang ]

 

DOVECOT; DOVECOTE

DOVECOT; DOVECOTE Dove "cot `, Dove "cote `, n.

 

Defn: 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.

 

DOVE-EYED

DOVE-EYED Dove "-eyed `, a.

 

Defn: Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.

 

DOVEKIE

DOVEKIE Dove "kie, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A guillemot (Uria grylle ), of the arctic regions. Also applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under Dove.

 

DOVELET

DOVELET Dove "let, n.

 

Defn: A young or small dove. Booth.

 

DOVELIKE

DOVELIKE Dove "like `, a.

 

Defn: Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable. Longfellow.

 

DOVE PLANT

DOVE PLANT Dove " plant `. (Bot. )

 

Defn: A Central American orchid (Peristeria elata ), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also Holy Spirit plant.

 

DOVER'S POWDER

Do "ver's Pow "der. Etym: [From Dr. Dover, an English physician. ](Med. )

 

Defn: A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in the United States ) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as in Dr. Dover's original prescription ) with nitrate and sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne diaphoretic.

 

DOVE'S-FOOT

DOVE'S-FOOT Dove's "-foot `, n. (Bot. )(a ) A small annual species of Geranium, native in England; -- so called from the shape of the leaf. (b ) The columbine. [Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell.

 

DOVESHIP

DOVESHIP Dove "ship, n.

 

Defn: The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and innocence. [Obs. ] Bp. Hall.

 

DOVETAIL

DOVETAIL Dove "tail `, n. (Carp. )

 

Defn: A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail spread ), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces which resists pulling a part in all directions except one. Dovetail molding (Arch. ), a molding of any convex section arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails. -- Dovetail saw (Carp. ), a saw used in dovetailing.

 

DOVETAIL

Dove "tail `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dovetailed; p. pr. & vb. n.Dovetailing.]

 

1. (Carp. ) (a ) To cut to a dovetail. (b ) To join by means of dovetails.

 

2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to fit ingeniously or complexly. He put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed... that it was indeed a very curious show. Burke.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

dove

dove 1 |dəv dəv | ▶noun 1 a stocky seed- 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. [Family Columbidae: numerous genera and species; white doves are a variety of the domestic pigeon. ] 2 a person who advocates peaceful or conciliatory policies, esp. in foreign affairs. Compare with hawk 1 ( sense 2 of the noun ). 3 ( Dove ) (in Christian art and poetry ) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32 ). DERIVATIVES dove like |-ˌlīk |adjective, dov ish adjective dove 1 ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa.

 

dove

dove 2 |dōv doʊv | past of dive.

 

Dove, Rita

Dove, Rita |dōv doʊv | (1952 –), US poet and novelist. The youngest poet and the first African-American woman to hold the post of poet laureate of the US (1993 –95 ), her work includes the Pulitzer Prize –winning book of poems Thomas and Beulah (1986 ) and the novel Through the Ivory Gate (1992 ).

 

dovecote

dove cote |ˈdəvˌkōt ˈdəvˌkoʊt |(also dovecot ) ▶noun a shelter with nest holes for domesticated pigeons.

 

dove gray

dove gray |dəv dəv ˈɡreɪ | ▶noun a light gray.

 

dovekie

dove kie |ˈdəvkē ˈdəvki | ▶noun a small, stubby short-billed auk (seabird ) with black plumage and white underparts, breeding in the Arctic. [Alle alle, family Alcidae. ] ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally denoting the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, also formerly called the Greenland dove ): from a Scots diminutive of dove 1 .

 

Dover

Do ver |ˈdōvər ˈdoʊvər | 1 a ferry port in Kent, in England, on the coast of the English Channel; pop. 35,200 (est. 2009 ). It is mainland Britain's nearest point to the Continent, being only 22 miles (35 km ) from Calais, France. 2 the capital of Delaware, in the central part of the state; pop. 36,107 (est. 2008 ). 3 an industrial city in southeastern New Hampshire; pop. 28,609 (est. 2008 ). 4 a township in southeastern New Jersey, on Barnegat Bay; pop. 89,706 (2000 ).

 

Dover, Strait of

Do ver, Strait of a sea passage between England and France that connects the English Channel with the North Sea.

 

Dover sole

Do ver sole ▶noun either of two flatfishes that are highly valued as food. [● a true sole that is common in European waters (Solea solea, family Soleidae ). ● a relative of the lemon sole found in the eastern Pacific (Microstomus pacificus, family Pleuronectidae ).]

 

dove's-foot cranesbill

dove's-foot cranes |bill ▶noun a European cranesbill which has white downy hairs on the leaves and spreading stems. The leaves supposedly resemble the foot of a bird. ●Geranium molle, family Geraniaceae.

 

dove shell

dove shell ▶noun a small mollusc with a robust shell, occurring in tropical and subtropical seas. ●Family Pyrenidae (or Columbellidae ), class Gastropoda: Pyrene and other genera.

 

dovetail

dove tail |ˈdəvˌtāl ˈdəvˌteɪl | ▶noun (also dovetail joint ) a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons ) on one piece that interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises ) in another. • a tenon used in such a joint, typically wider at its extremity. ▶verb [ with obj. ] join together by means of a dovetail. • fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently: [ with obj. ] : plan to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments | [ no obj. ] : flights that dovetail with the working day.

 

dovetail saw

dove |tail saw ▶noun a tenon saw with a small blade and fine teeth, used mainly for making joints.

 

dove tree

dove tree ▶noun a slender deciduous Chinese tree with flowers that bear large white bracts said to resemble doves' wings, grown as an ornamental. [Davidia involucrata, family Nyssaceae. ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

dove

dove 1 |dʌv | ▶noun 1 a stocky bird with a small head, short legs, and a cooing voice, feeding on seeds or fruit. Doves are generally smaller and more delicate than pigeons, but many kinds have been given both names. ●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 hawk 1 ( sense 2 of the noun ). 3 ( Dove ) (in Christian art and poetry ) the Holy Spirit (as represented in John 1:32 ). DERIVATIVES dovelike adjective, dovish adjective dove 1 ( sense 2 ) ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse dúfa.

 

dove

dove 2 |dəʊv |N. Amer. past of dive.

 

Dove, Rita

Dove, Rita |dōv doʊv | (1952 –), US poet and novelist. The youngest poet and the first African-American woman to hold the post of poet laureate of the US (1993 –95 ), her work includes the Pulitzer Prize –winning book of poems Thomas and Beulah (1986 ) and the novel Through the Ivory Gate (1992 ).

 

dovecote

dovecote |ˈdʌvkɒt |(also dovecot ) ▶noun a shelter with nest holes for domesticated pigeons. PHRASES flutter the dovecotes (also cause a flutter among the dovecotes ) startle or upset a sedate or conventionally minded community.

 

dove grey

dove grey ▶noun [ mass noun ] a light grey.

 

dovekie

dovekie |ˈdʌvki | ▶noun chiefly N. Amer. another term for little auk. ORIGIN early 19th cent. (originally denoting the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle, also formerly called the Greenland dove ): from a Scots diminutive of dove 1 .

 

Dover

Dover |ˈdəʊvə | 1 a ferry port in Kent, in England, on the coast of the English Channel; pop. 35,200 (est. 2009 ). It is mainland Britain's nearest point to the Continent, being only 35 km (22 miles ) from Calais. • a shipping forecast area covering the Strait of Dover. 2 the state capital of Delaware; pop. 36,107 (est. 2008 ).

 

Dover, Strait of

Dover, Strait of a sea passage between England and France, connecting the English Channel with the North Sea.

 

Dover sole

Dover sole ▶noun either of two flatfishes which are highly valued as food: ● a true sole that is common in European waters (Solea solea, family Soleidae ). ● N. Amer. a relative of the lemon sole found in the East Pacific (Microstomus pacificus, family Pleuronectidae ).

 

dove's-foot cranesbill

dove's-foot cranes |bill ▶noun a European cranesbill which has white downy hairs on the leaves and spreading stems. The leaves supposedly resemble the foot of a bird. ●Geranium molle, family Geraniaceae.

 

dove shell

dove shell ▶noun a small mollusc with a robust shell, occurring in tropical and subtropical seas. ●Family Pyrenidae (or Columbellidae ), class Gastropoda: Pyrene and other genera.

 

dovetail

dove |tail |ˈdʌvteɪl | ▶noun a joint formed by one or more tapered projections (tenons ) on one piece which interlock with corresponding notches or recesses (mortises ) in another. • a tenon used in a dovetail joint, typically wider at its extremity. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] join together by means of a dovetail. 2 fit or cause to fit together easily and conveniently: [ with obj. ] : plan to enable parents to dovetail their career and family commitments | [ no obj. ] : flights that dovetail with the working day.

 

dovetail saw

dove |tail saw ▶noun a tenon saw with a small blade and fine teeth, used mainly for making joints.

 

dove tree

dove tree ▶noun a slender deciduous Chinese tree with flowers that bear large white bracts said to resemble doves' wings, grown as an ornamental. ●Davidia involucrata, family Nyssaceae.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

dovetail

dovetail verb 1 the ends of the logs were dovetailed: joint, join, fit together, splice, mortise, tenon. 2 this will dovetail well with the company's existing activities: fit in, go together, be consistent, match, conform, harmonize, be in tune, correspond; informal square, jibe.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

dovetail

dovetail verb 1 the ends of the logs were cut and dovetailed: joint, join, fit together, link, interlock, splice, mortise, tenon. 2 this company will dovetail well with the division's existing activities: fit in, go together, be consistent, agree, accord, concur, coincide, match, fit, be in agreement, conform, equate, harmonize, fall in, be in tune, correlate, correspond, tally; informal square; N. Amer. informal jibe; archaic quadrate.

 

Duden Dictionary

Dover

Do ver Eigenname |D o ver |englische Hafenstadt am Ärmelkanal

 

Spanish Dictionary

dovela

dovela nombre femenino 1 arq Cada una de las piedras labradas en forma de cuña que componen un arco o bóveda :las dovelas tienen seis caras .2 Superficie que corresponde al intradós o al extradós de las piedras de un arco o bóveda .

 

dovelaje

dovelaje nombre masculino Conjunto de dovelas de un arco o una bóveda .

 

dovelar

dovelar verbo transitivo Tallar una piedra en forma de dovela .

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

dove

dove 1 /dʌv / (! -o-は /ʌ /) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 ハト 〘pigeonより小型で色が薄い; 平和の象徴 〙▸ a white dove 白いハト .2 穏健派の人 , ハト派の人 [政治家 ], 平和主義者 (↔hawk 1 ).3 (特に女性 子供へ呼びかけて )かわいい人, 優しい人 ; おとなしい人 ▸ My dove !ねえ, お前 4 〘天 〙〖the D- 〗はと座 .～́ c ò lor ハト色 〘紫と桃色がかった暖灰色 〙.

 

dove

dove 2 /doʊv /動詞 ｟米 ｠diveの過去形 .

 

dovecote

d ó ve c ò te d ó ve c ò t 名詞 C ハト小屋 .

 

Dover

Do ver /dóʊvə r /名詞 ドーヴァー 〘英国南東の海港; フランスに最も近い 〙▸ the Strait (s ) of Dover ドーヴァー海峡

 

dovetail

d ó ve t à il 動詞 自動詞 〈2つ以上の物が 〉適合する ; 〈物が 〉【物と 】うまくかみ合う, 調和する «with , into » .他動詞 1 〈物 〉を 【物と 】うまくかみ合わせる, 調和させる «with » .2 (ありほぞで )〈2枚の材木など 〉を接合する (together ).名詞 C 〘建 〙ありほぞ, あり継ぎ (手 ) (!ほぞの形がハトの尾に似ていることから ) .