colomar — meaning in English
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English meaning
- columbarium noun A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
- dovecote noun A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
- penthouse noun A luxury apartment on the top floor of a building, usually with wide views.
Senses
colomar is used for these senses in English:
- columbarium (historical) A large, sometimes architecturally impressive building for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, particularly those of ancien regime France.
- dovecote A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
- penthouse An apartment or suite found on an upper floor, or floors, of a tall building, especially one that is expensive or luxurious with panoramic views. [from 19th c.]
columbarium — full definition
- noun A columbary, especially a large and architecturally impressive one for housing a large colony of pigeons or doves, such as those in ancien régime France.
- noun A pigeonhole in such a dovecote.
- noun A building, a vault or a similar place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns containing cremated remains.
- noun A niche in such a building for housing urns.
dovecote — full definition
- noun A small house or box, often raised to a considerable height above the ground, and having compartments (pigeonholes), in which domestic pigeons breed; a dove house.
- noun In medieval Europe, a round or square structure of stone or wood, free-standing or built into a tower, in which pigeons were kept.