Register Log In Wordsmith Talk Forums General Topics Q&A about words the olive branch Search Advanced Forum Search Forums Calendar Active Threads

Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: the olive branch #41665 09/13/2001 5:18 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US Flatlander addict Flatlander addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 428 Cape Cod, MA, US It's what the dove carried back to the Ark to let Noah know that the waters of The Flood were receeding. I guess the olive branch got its peacefulness from being linked with the bird -- metaphor by association, I guess. But why is the dove a symbol of peace?... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted the olive branch Keiva 09/13/2001 5:09 PM Re: the olive branch Flatlander 09/13/2001 5:18 PM Re: the olive branch consuelo 09/14/2001 1:06 AM Re: the olive branch Keiva 09/14/2001 1:58 AM Re: the olive branch Geoff 09/14/2001 4:04 AM Speaking of doves Faldage 09/14/2001 2:25 PM Re: the olive branch belMarduk 09/16/2001 1:34 AM Re: the olive branch Keiva 09/16/2001 1:53 AM Re: the olive branch belMarduk 09/16/2001 2:05 AM Re: the olive branch Keiva 09/16/2001 2:16 AM Re: the olive branch of troy 09/16/2001 2:43 AM Re: the olive branch Flatlander 09/17/2001 3:31 PM Fig leaf haberdashery TEd Remington 09/16/2001 3:05 PM Re: the olive branch Jackie 09/16/2001 2:41 AM Re: the olive branch rodward 09/17/2001 11:21 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

Default Style BlackNTan Drab eBay GooG v2 infopop new dark new light original dark original stock rounded corners Slate snow sunny dropshadow theblues Touch Of Grey UBB.threads UBB.threads - Dark UBB.threads - Light UBBCentral UBBCentral - Crimson UBBCentral - Lime UBBCentral - Marshmallow UBBCentral - Mocha UBBCentral - Zen UBBT77 UBBT77 - Dark ubbthreads ubbthreads-dark Forum Rules · Mark All Read Contact Us · Forum Help · Wordsmith Talk