dove-like
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In French, the word “pigeon” has two senses: a dove-like bird, but also a dupe, victim or fall guy.
From New York Times • Nov. 30, 2015
The three decanters boast an avian grace: the Swan's swooping body, the Flamingo's long slender neck and the Paloma's dove-like curves.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the close of the fourteenth century, S. Catherine of Siena sustained the purity and "dove-like simplicity" of the earlier trecento style, with more of fervor and personal power than any subsequent writer.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
Dolly sat knitting, the light shining on her infantile fair hair, her eyes downcast in a dove-like meekness.
From In the Mountains by Arnim, Elizabeth von
He set up a dove-like moaning that was plainly a call for his mother as he lay sprawled out on the white sands.
From A Scout of To-day by Hornibrook, Isabel
