1. (a.) Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.

2. (n.) A plant of several species of the genus Aquilegia; as, A. vulgaris, or the common garden columbine; A. Canadensis, the wild red columbine of North America.

3. (n.) The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.

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