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Alcove

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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(through the Span. alcova, from the Arab. al-, the, and quobbah, a vault), an architectural term for a recess in a room usually screened off by pillars, balustrade or drapery.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Alcove'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​a/alcove.html. 1910.
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