Meanings of turtledove in English

And the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.

Thy cheeks are beautiful as the turtledove's, thy neck as jewels.

Another species, also said to be increasing in the country-theturtledove, was extremely abundant.

The cause or causes of the increase of the turtledove are not far to seek.

Besides the turtledove there is no other bird that is the harbinger of good luck.

My pure, pure Grace, modest as a turtledove, how came I ever to possess you?

We find the conventional lark, nightingale, and turtledove.

He postulated that the uniform turtledove pattern should be regarded as ancestral for all coloration in birds.

The only sound I hear is the cooing of a turtledove away off in a distant gorge of the mountain.

This instance will serve to show the uncompromising faith of the Manóbo in omens, especially in that of the turtledove.

Since then the young of the dove are commanded to be offered, so also should the young of the turtledove.

Among these birds they distinguished the brown thrush, robin, turtledove, linnet, goldfinch, the large and small blackbird, the wren, and some others.

His right hand rose like a turtledove to caress his graying beard, but ceased halfway in its flight, and returned to his lap.

The characteristic species of this part of the down country, comprising the parish of Winterbourne Bishop, are the pewit, magpie, turtledove, mistle-thrush, and starling.

The turtledove and dove denoted the union of the two natures; or else the turtledove signified chastity; while the dove was a figure of charity.

But we can at least take pigeons or a pair of turtledoves.