Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt and other Eastern countries.
I am going to finish this turtledove first, though," said Tabea gayly.
Sister Persida's woman's heart was set all a-flutter, and she quite forgot that she was trying to be a nun, and that she belonged to the solitary and forsaken turtledove in the wilderness.
The cause or causes of the increase of the turtledove are not far to seek.
Yes, the stork in the sky knows her appointed times; and the turtledove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people don't know Yahweh's law.
The time of the singing has come, and the voice of the turtledove is heard in our land.
The mouth is applied to this slit and by blowing in puffs the Manóbo can produce a sound that is natural enough to elicit in many cases response from a turtledove that may be within hearing distance.
The turtledove is kept for religious purposes, whereas the parrakeet[sic] is kept as other people keep a pet bird, though it is occasionally employed by the young folks as a lure to attract its wild fellows to the bird line.
BIRDS OF EVIL OMEN Besides the turtledove there is no other bird that is the harbinger of good luck.
On the one that I accompanied in 1907, the turtledove gave a cry, the direction of which was considered to portend neither good nor evil, and the leader expressed his opinion at the time that the object of the expedition would not be attained.
The turtledove and dove denoted the union of the two natures"; or else the turtledovesignified chastity; while the dove was a figure of charity.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "turtledove" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: flame; love; magpie; sweet; sweetheart
