alcove
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alcove
- /ˈæl.kəʊv/ UK
- /ˈæl.koʊv/ US
Where it comes from
From French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba or Portuguese alcova, from Arabic القُبَّة (al-qubba, “vault, chamber with vaulted roof”). Doublet of qubba.
noun alcoves
- A small recessed area set off from a larger room. It was very different from such bookstores as he had been accustomed to patronize. Two stories of the old house had been thrown into one: the lower space was divided into little alcoves; above, a gallery ran round the wall, which carried books to the ceiling.
- A shady retreat. The house was situated in a leafy alcove.
- The geographical and geological term for a steep-sided hollow in the side of an exposed rock face or cliff of a homogeneous rock type, that was water eroded.
verb alcoves · alcoving · alcoved
- To furnish (something) with an alcove or to form an alcovelike recess.
Translations
Talk about this word "alcove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/alcove. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. alcove. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/alcove "alcove." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/alcove.Cite this
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title = {alcove},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alcove},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
