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Examples of alcove
alcove
Plunkett keeps him on a shelf in the memorabilia alcove of his home in Atherton.
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Two sets of double doors angle off from the nook in an unusual V-shaped alcove.
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They swarmed into an alcove, dripping red from cuts, gouges, and bullet wounds.
From the theatlantic.com
Fire officials said the blaze broke out in a wooden alcove on the second floor.
From the buffalonews.com
In an alcove nearby, a tiny piece of the bigger Time Machine rests like a coda.
From the thenewstribune.com
At that point I was led from the sanctuary of the alcove to the interview area.
From the suntimes.com
Francis say their morning prayers in an alcove in the assisted-living building.
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At the back of the store, a spacious alcove houses wines costing $100 to $500.
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It originally adorned an alcove over the bank's door at 11 N. Pearl St. in Albany.
From the timesunion.com
- A small recess opening off a larger room
- Alcove (/u00E6lu02C8kou028Av/ or /u02C8u00E6lkou028Av/; through Spanish: alcoba , from Arabic: u0627u0644u0642u0628u0629u200Eu200E, meaning al-qubbah, "the vault") is an architectural term for a recess in a room, usually screened off by pillars, balustrades or drapery.
- A recessed space connected at the side of a larger room.
- An alcove is a recess in a wall or hedge, often curved and often used to house a scultpure, a seat or a fountain.
- A recessed area in a room.
- 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.
- 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. ...
- A recessed area of a wall, often designed to accommodate a furniture piece.
- 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.
