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alcove (noun)

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  • alcove — ► NOUN ▪ a recess, typically in the wall of a room. ORIGIN French, from an Arabic word meaning «the vault» …   English terms dictionary

  • alcove — noun Etymology: French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al qubba the arch Date: 1676 1. a. a small recessed section of a room ; nook b. an arched opening (as in a wall) ; niche …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • alcove — noun a recess, typically in the wall of a room. Origin C16: from Fr. alcôve, from Sp. alcoba, from Arab. al ḳubba the vault …   English new terms dictionary

  • alcove — noun (C) a place in the wall of a room that is built further back than the rest of the wall: The bookcase just fits into the alcove in the living room …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • alcove — noun nestled on a cushion in the alcove, reading a book Syn: recess, niche, nook, bay; arbor, bower …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • alcove — noun /ˈælkəʊv/ A small recessed area set off from a larger room …   Wiktionary

  • alcove — UK [ˈælkəʊv] / US [ˈælˌkoʊv] noun [countable] Word forms alcove : singular alcove plural alcoves a small area in a room that is created by building part of one wall further back than the rest of the wall …   English dictionary

  • alcove — al|cove [ æl,kouv ] noun count a small area in a room that is created by building part of one wall farther back than the rest of the wall …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • alcove — [ˈælkəʊv] noun [C] a small area in a room that has been created by building part of a wall further back than the rest of the wall …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • alcove — /ˈælkoʊv / (say alkohv) noun 1. a recess opening out of a room, as for a bed, bookshelves, etc. 2. any recessed space, as in a garden. {French, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al qubba the vaulted space} …  

  • dining alcove — noun Etymology: dining from gerund of dine (I) : a recess usually off a living room used as a dining area compare dinette …   Useful english dictionary

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