Turtle-doves

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  1. 1
    plural of turtle-dove; alternative spelling of turtle dove. form-of, plural

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"It was a beautiful evening; the last rays of the setting sun shone bright through the long stems of the trees upon the green underwood beneath, and the turtle-doves sang from the tall birches."

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