alcove
noun/ˈælkəʊv/
/ˈælkəʊv/
- an area in a room that is formed by part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall
- The bookcase fits neatly into the alcove.
Word Originlate 16th cent.: from French alcôve, from Spanish alcoba, from Arabic al-qubba ‘the vault’.Definitions on the go
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