Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A recess or partly enclosed extension connected to or forming part of a room.
- noun A secluded structure, such as a bower, in a garden.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A covered recess.
- noun A recess in an escarpment formed by the more rapid retrogressive erosion of one part than of another.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library.
- noun A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower.
- noun Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
recessed area set off from a largerroom .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a small recess opening off a larger room
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Within the alcove is my ebony rod, wound with the silver serpent.
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He presses a button and alcove is lighted by electricity, discovering the face of a large safe.
THEFT 2010
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(Old Slave Block in St. Louis Hotel, New Orleans -- The name over the middle alcove is "M. Barnett", which was my birth name)
REFLECTING Maggie Jochild 2007
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Allah’s wrath to a black stone, and the Queen thou foundest in the alcove is my mother.
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The alcove is Lilac at Charlie’s request, he picked the colours himself.
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Looking across the bay or large alcove from the Zejua’s restaurant area, one could see in the distance, like a mirage, this lovely tropical, coconut tree strewn island like beach, “vacant” and worthy of visiting for a life time.
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Tucked in an alcove was a little boy no older than six.
Rogue Wave Boyd Morrison 2010
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This area is an alcove, created by a gap in the center field bleachers, and in the alcove are the stairs that lead to the two clubhouses.
WILLIE MAYS JAMES S. HIRSCH 2010
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On the screen opposite the alcove was a large canvas with a great many square tomato-colored blobs on it, and nothing else, so far as
To Let 2004
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In an alcove was a washbasin and a door that led to the outside storage area, mainly used for empty crates and bottles and for washing and peeling vegetables.
The Summer of My Greek Tavérna Tom Stone 2002
katiegiles commented on the word alcove
The rest of the apartment consists of a dining alcove, living room with television, one bedroom, and bath. -Janet Evanovich/finger lickin' fifteen
September 22, 2010