What does "alcove" mean?
Alcove: A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat, in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. Cowper.
Additional senses
- 2.Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an apartment. The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove. Falconer.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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