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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

AL'COVE or ALCO'VE, n. [Eng. cubby.]
1. A recess, or part of a room, separated by an estrade, or partition of columns, or by other corresponding ornaments; in which is placed a bed of state, and sometimes seats for company. The bed is sometimes raised two or three steps, with a rail at the foot. These are frequent in Spain.
2. A recess in a library, or small lateral apartment for books.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: alcove, bay]

Merriam Webster's

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

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. a recess, esp. in the wall of a room or of a garden. Etymology: F f. Sp. alcoba f. Arab. al-kubba f. al the + kubba vault

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Alcove Al"cove (?; 277), n. [F. alc[^o]ve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.] 1. (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library. 2. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. --Cowper. 3. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment. The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove. --Falconer.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(alcoves) An alcove is a small area of a room which is formed by one part of a wall being built further back than the rest of the wall. In the alcoves on either side of the fire were bookshelves. = recess N-COUNT

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

al'-kov (qubbah; the King James Version tent; the American Standard Revised Version pavilion; the American Revised Version, margin alcove): Perhaps a large tent occupied by a prince (Nu 25:8).

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Recess.

Moby Thesaurus

arbor, bay, belvedere, bower, carrel, conservatory, corner, cove, cranny, cubby, cubbyhole, cubicle, gazebo, glasshouse, greenhouse, inglenook, kiosk, lathhouse, niche, nook, oriel, pagoda, pergola, pitchhole, recess, recession, retreat, roomlet, snuggery, summerhouse