Alcove



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Alcove

• n. 凹室
• ［英］n. 凹室 ( a recessed section of a room)
• ［类］alcove : recess / dome : roof ( 凹室是一种壁凹 / 圆屋顶是一种屋顶)
• ［记］al+cove ( 拱) -> 拱入 -> 凹入;
• [同] recess ( 壁凹) , niche ( 壁龛)

Webster Collegiate

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
• 2. summerhouse 2
• • alcoved adjective

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