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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Alcove \Al"cove\ (?; 277), n. [F. alc[^o]ve, Sp or Pg alcoba
from Ar al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.]
1. (Arch.) 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. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat,
in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. --Cowper.
3. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an
apartment.
The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove.
--Falconer.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
alcove
n : a small recess opening off a larger room [syn: {bay}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Alcove, NY
Zip code(s): 12007
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