culver

CEFRC1

/ˈkʌlvə/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A pigeon or dove, especially in older English.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A culverin, a kind of handgun or cannon.

Examples

  • Culver City is famous for its history in the film industry.

  • The old house was located near the sleepy town of Culver.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3
Synonyms
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A surname.

  2. A dove or pigeon, now specifically of the species Columba palumbus.

More examples

In context

  • The wild culver nested in the high branches of the tree.

  • The palsie plagues my pulses when I prigg yoͬ: piggs or pullen your culuers take, or matchles make your Chanticleare or sullen

  • Had he ſo doen, he had him ſnatcht away, / More light then Culuer in the Faulcons fiſt.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English culver, from Old English culufre, culfre, culfer, possibly borrowed from Vulgar Latin *columbra, from Latin columbula (“little pigeon”), from Latin columba (“pigeon, dove”).