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alcove
[ al-kohv ]
noun
- a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room:
a dining alcove.
- a recess in a room for a bed, bookcases, or the like.
- any recessed space, as a bower in a garden.
alcove
/ ˈælkəʊv /
noun
- a recess or niche in the wall of a room, as for a bed, books, etc
- any recessed usually vaulted area, as in a garden wall
- any covered or secluded spot, such as a summerhouse
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcove1
Word History and Origins
Origin of alcove1
Example Sentences
Portraits of the Rolling Stones and other easily recognizable stars populate the small, alcove-like room straight ahead.
Gwynne walked about the large old-fashioned room with its bow-window, and alcove for the bed.
In a special alcove was a large number of priceless Fourteenth and Sixteenth Century editions.
In the shadow of an alcove seat Maxwell stood with a small black envelope in his hand.
Cheap, but pretty, curtains hung before the windows and about the alcove where the bed was.
They stepped aside into an alcove set with card-tables, and Susannah gazed away from her companion and down the crowded ballroom.
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