What does alcove mean?
Definitions for alcove
ˈæl koʊval·cov·e
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word alcove.
Princeton's WordNet
alcove, baynoun
a small recess opening off a larger room
Wiktionary
alcovenoun
A small recessed area set off from a larger room.
Etymology: From alcôve, from or Portuguese alcova, alcoba, from ‘the vault, chamber with vaulted roof’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
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
Alcovenoun
a small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower
Alcovenoun
any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment
Etymology: [F. alcve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba, from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.]
Wikidata
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 Dictionary
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 Origins
Alcove
From the Arabic El-kauf through the Spanish alcoba, a tent.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of alcove in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of alcove in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- مختلArabic
- ни́шаBulgarian
- niche, alkoveDanish
- AlkoveGerman
- κόγχηGreek
- alkovoEsperanto
- hornacina, nicho, huecoSpanish
- alcôvePersian
- alkoviFinnish
- koviFaroese
- alcôveFrench
- falmélyedés, hálófülke, alkóvHungarian
- խորշ, անկողնախորշArmenian
- cerukIndonesian
- alkovoIdo
- alcovaItalian
- 壁龕Japanese
- 반침Korean
- alkoofDutch
- alcovaPortuguese
- ни́ша, алько́вRussian
- alkovSwedish
- alcoveUrdu
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