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/ˈalˌkōv/,
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alcoves, plural;
  1. A recess, typically in the wall of a room or of a garden

  1. a small recess opening off a larger room
  2. Alcove (through the Spanish, alcoba, from the Arabic, al-, the, and qubbah,(القبة) a vault) is an architectural term for a recess in a room, usually screened off by pillars, balustrades or drapery.
  3. A recessed space connected at the side of a larger room.
  4. An alcove is a recess in a wall or hedge, often curved and often used to house a scultpure, a seat or a fountain.
  5. A recessed area in a room.
  6. an area adjoining the living room which can be used for a dining area or be separated or closed off to make a bedroom, den or office.
  7. Recessed part of a room. Bed alcoves exist in Pompeian rooms, and such placing of the sleeping quarters was common in northern Europe through the Middle Ages and later. In the 18th Century special beds were designed to fit such recesses. ...
  8. A recessed area of a wall, often designed to accommodate a furniture piece.
  9. an alcove apartment is a hybrid floor plan of a one bedroom and an efficiency apartment. There are several Houston inner loop apartments with this type plan. Other uses for an alcove are; home office, sitting area, dining room, etc.
  10. A semiprivate recessed area within a library formed when two free-standing shelving units are placed at right angles to one or more units of wall shelving, usually large enough to provide access to materials on the shelves and to accommodate a small number of readers, seated at desks or around a ...
  11. An L-shaped area off the main living space in an apartment. There are two types of alcoves, a sleeping alcove and a dining alcove. ...
  12. A recessed space in a wall, usually vaulted and originally the place for a bed.
  13. A small computer cove in the library
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  15. A small section of a room, indented into the wall or otherwise set apart.
  16. An arched opening on a structure.
  17. قبة - طاقة al-qubba, the vault
  18. a partially enclosed place