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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dive \Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a relic of the AS strong forms de['a]f, dofen; p. pr & vb n. {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS d?fan to sink, v. t., fr d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep, and perh. to dove, n. Cf {Dip}.] 1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body under or deeply into water or other fluid. It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men have dived for them --Whately. Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States as an imperfect tense form All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous splash. --Dr. Hayes. When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and left the young bird sitting in the water. --J. Burroughs 2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject, question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore. --South. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS d?fe; akin to OS d?ba, D. duif, OHG. t?ba, G. taube, Icel. d?fa, Sw dufva Dan. due, Goth. d?b?; perh. from the root of E. dive.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dove n 1: any of numerous small pigeons 2: someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations [syn: {peacenik}] [ant: {hawk}] 3: flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled [syn: {squab}] 4: an emblem of peace From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Dove In their wild state doves generally build their nests in the clefts of rocks, but when domesticated "dove-cots" are prepared for them (Cant. 2:14; Jer. 48:28; Isa. 60:8). The dove was placed on the standards of the Assyrians and Babylonians in honour, it is supposed, of Semiramis (Jer. 25:38; Vulg., "fierceness of the dove;" comp. Jer. 46:16; 50:16). Doves and turtle-doves were the only birds that could be offered in sacrifice, as they were clean according to the Mosaic law (Ge. 15:9; Lev. 5:7; 12:6; Luke 2:24). The dove was the harbinger of peace to Noah (Gen. 8:8, 10). It is often mentioned as the emblem of purity (Ps. 68:13). It is a symbol of the Holy Spirit (Gen. 1:2; Matt. 3:16; Mark 1:10; Luke 3:22; John 1:32); also of tender and devoted affection (Cant. 1:15; 2:14). David in his distress wished that he had the wings of a dove, that he might fly away and be at rest (Ps. 55:6-8). There is a species of dove found at Damascus "whose feathers, all except the wings, are literally as yellow as gold" (68:13).
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