Definitions for alcove
ˈæl koʊval·cov·e

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. alcove, baynoun

   a small recess opening off a larger room

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. alcovenoun

   A small recessed area set off from a larger room.

2. Etymology: From alcôve, from or Portuguese alcova, alcoba, from ‘the vault, chamber with vaulted roof’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alcovenoun

   A recess, or part of a chamber, separated by an estrade, or partition of a column, and other correspondent ornaments; in which is placed a bed of state, and sometimes seats to entertain company. Antoine Furetière

   Etymology: alcoba, Span.

   The weary’d champion lulls in soft alcoves,
   The noblest boast of thy romantick groves.
   Oft, if the muse presage, shall he be seen
   By Rosamonda fleeting o’er the green,
   In dreams be hail’d by heroes’ mighty shades,
   And hear old Geoffrey Chaucer warble through the glades. Thomas Tickell.

   Deep in a rich alcove the prince was laid,
   And slept beneath the pompous colonnade. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

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1. alcove

   An alcove is a recess or small space set back in a wall, often in a larger room, typically used for display or to create a separate, partially enclosed area.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Alcovenoun

   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. Alcovenoun

   a small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower

3. Alcovenoun

   any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment

4. Etymology: [F. alcve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.]

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Alcove

   Alcove is an architectural term for a recess in a room, usually screened off by pillars, balustrades or drapery. In geography and geology, alcove is used for a wind-eroded depression in the side of a cliff of a homogenous rock type, famous from sandstones of the Colorado Plateau like the Navajo Sandstone.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alcove

   al′kōv, or al-kōv′, n. a recess in a room: any recess: a shady retreat. [Sp. alcoba, a place in a room railed off to hold a bed—Ar. al, the, qobbah, a vault.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Alcove

   From the Arabic El-kauf through the Spanish alcoba, a tent.

Matched Categories

1. • Recess

Anagrams for alcove »

1. coeval

2. volcae

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of alcove in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of alcove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alcove
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Alcove
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=alcove
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alcove
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=alcove
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=alcove
8. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=alcove