alcoven.

Brit.

/ˈalkəʊv/, U.S.

/ˈælˌkoʊv/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: French alcôve; Spanish alcoba.

Etymology: < (i) French alcôve, †alcove niche containing one or more beds in a bedroom (1646; senses 1b and 2 are not paralleled in French), and its etymon (ii) Spanish alcoba (also †alcova) weighing place (1202), cupola, dome (1284), part of a room separated off from the main part in some way (14th cent.), niche containing one or more beds in a bedroom (beginning of the 16th cent.) < Arabic al-qubba < al the + qubba dome, pavilion, cupola, rounded vault < qabba to vault. Compare Catalan alcova (1309), Portuguese alcova (1712; 1632 as alcoba; early 11th cent. in Portuguese place names), Italian alcova (1658; < Spanish). Compare also Old French alcube, Old French, Middle French aucube kind of small tent (second half of the 12th cent.), an earlier direct borrowing of the Arabic word.Quot. 1655 at sense 1a is a very free translation of Camoëns' Lusiadas, canto VI., stanzas 25–6; the Portuguese original does not use alcoba or its variant alcova anywhere in canto VI. The French noun was also borrowed into other European languages: compare e.g. Dutch alkoof (end of the 17th cent. as †alcove), German Alkoven, masculine noun (end of the 17th cent. as †alcoven). N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ̆lkō^u·v) /ælˈkəʊv/, which is the pronunciation given in Johnson and earlier dictionaries, and is attested by metre in verse of the 17th and 18th centuries. Stress on the second syllable is still given as an alternative by several 19th cent. and early 20th cent. dictionaries; stress on the first syllable seems to have arisen in the mid 19th cent. and became standard by the early 20th.

a. A part of a room separated off from the main part in some way, as by a lower ceiling or a higher floor, or by a screen; (formerly) esp. †one for a bed in a bedroom (obsolete).

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1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad vi. 117 The Oriental Billows they divide Now in the Indian Seas: and (spying than Th' Alcove, whence Phebus rose as from a Bride) See their desires fullfill'd within a span.

1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. 43 D'ee hear 'em Sir—they're yonder in th' Alcove.

1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Alcove, a recess within a chamber for the setting of a Bed out of the way; where for state many times the Bed is advanced.

a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 752 Of these eighteen were let into the Bed-chamber: But they stood at the furthest end of the room. The Ladies stood within the alcove.

1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 510 Deep in a rich Alcove the Prince was laid, And slept beneath the pompous Colonnade.

1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 132 A large Hall was built, with a Sort of Alcove, at one End, for Distinction.

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 His bed..was in a small alcove or niche.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Alcove, a recess, or part of a chamber, separated by an estrade or partition of a column, and other correspondent ornaments; in which is placed a bed of state, and sometimes seats to entertain company.

1836 N. P. Willis Inklings of Adventure I. 125 In the twilight alcove of a library, with a time-mellowed chair yielding luxuriously to your pressure.

1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 123 She emerged from a recess in the room, a kind of dark alcove.

1929 L. W. Reese Victorian Village 23 My mother slept near at hand in an alcove of the big attic.

1974 A. Alvarez Hers (1977) xviii. 132 In the library he had a private alcove off the main reading room where the books he was working on were permanently piled.

2007 A. Hoffman Skylight Confessions i. 20 They lived in an apartment..in a large studio with a sleeping alcove... A double bed filled up the entirety of the tiny ell of the alcove.

b. An arched recess in a wall; an area where the wall of a room is set back from the adjacent wall area, such as next to a chimney breast.

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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > recess in wall

bay1428

receipt1562

recess1678

alcove1730

ingoing1859

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche

cant1604

niche1610

nesset1614

nest1640

aedicula1672

retreat1687

retirement1726

kiblah1775

alcove1786

inset1829

aedicule1832

niche work1848

niche ornament1851

niche-band1867

tabernacle-niche1886

1730 E. Wright Some Observ. France, Italy, &c. I. 160 The Rock over them is cut quite away to a considerable Height, sometimes with an Arch at the Top, so as to make a sort of Alcove.

1786 W. Cowper Gratitude 33 This china that decks the alcove Which here people call a buffet.

1830 H. H. Milman Hist. Jews (ed. 2) I. i. 21 The common cemetery..is usually hewn out of the rock..with alcoves in the sides, where the coffins are deposited.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. ii. 25 John and I were in the alcove of the window.

1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 175 In England these [Easter] sepulchres are often permanent alcoves.

1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 301/1 In the ladies' retiring room..a lifesize stature of the Virgin Mary has been placed in an alcove.

1938 ‘N. Shute’ Kindling vii. 133 At seven-fifteen they were seated in an alcove with cigarettes and glasses of hulse.

1990 M. Roberts In Red Kitchen (1991) 25 I sit in the little window alcove of my attic bedroom, working out recipes.

2010 Ideal Home May 134/1 Jane's favourite is the motion-sensor light hidden in the bath-side mirrored alcove.

2. A recess in a garden or pleasure ground, originally in a surrounding wall or hedge; (in later use also) any covered or sheltered retreat in a garden; a summer house or bower.

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the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > summer-house

summer house1519

garden house1535

cabinet1579

summer hall1583

kiosk1625

summer room1625

sunny chamber1641

shadow-house1649

alcove1663

root house1755

moss-house?1793

rose temple1848

the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > grotto or alcove

grotto1625

grotc1660

shell-housec1660

alcove1663

1663 R. Stapleton Slighted Maid iii. 34 In a Garden, or a Grove, In a Grott, or an Alcove; Ever where my Love is, there am I.

1706 J. Addison Rosamond i. vi Amaranths, and Eglantines, With intermingling sweets have wove The particolour'd gay Alcove.

1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. iv. 60 Some to Lincomb's shady Groves, Or to Simpson's proud Alcoves.

1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 249 The women and children feasting in the alcoves of box and yew.

1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 124 The charming layout of the garden is in Dutch style, full of secluded alcoves.

2009 D. J. Hinkley Explorer's Garden 253/2 Even in a highly protected alcove in my garden in Indianola, my sizeable specimen succumbed to temperatures of 17°F.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	alcove
释义	alcoven. Brit. /ˈalkəʊv/, U.S. /ˈælˌkoʊv/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Etymons: French alcôve; Spanish alcoba. Etymology: < (i) French alcôve, †alcove niche containing one or more beds in a bedroom (1646; senses 1b and 2 are not paralleled in French), and its etymon (ii) Spanish alcoba (also †alcova) weighing place (1202), cupola, dome (1284), part of a room separated off from the main part in some way (14th cent.), niche containing one or more beds in a bedroom (beginning of the 16th cent.) < Arabic al-qubba < al the + qubba dome, pavilion, cupola, rounded vault < qabba to vault. Compare Catalan alcova (1309), Portuguese alcova (1712; 1632 as alcoba; early 11th cent. in Portuguese place names), Italian alcova (1658; < Spanish). Compare also Old French alcube, Old French, Middle French aucube kind of small tent (second half of the 12th cent.), an earlier direct borrowing of the Arabic word.Quot. 1655 at sense 1a is a very free translation of Camoëns' Lusiadas, canto VI., stanzas 25–6; the Portuguese original does not use alcoba or its variant alcova anywhere in canto VI. The French noun was also borrowed into other European languages: compare e.g. Dutch alkoof (end of the 17th cent. as †alcove), German Alkoven, masculine noun (end of the 17th cent. as †alcoven). N.E.D. (1884) also gives the pronunciation (æ̆lkō^u·v) /ælˈkəʊv/, which is the pronunciation given in Johnson and earlier dictionaries, and is attested by metre in verse of the 17th and 18th centuries. Stress on the second syllable is still given as an alternative by several 19th cent. and early 20th cent. dictionaries; stress on the first syllable seems to have arisen in the mid 19th cent. and became standard by the early 20th. 1. a. A part of a room separated off from the main part in some way, as by a lower ceiling or a higher floor, or by a screen; (formerly) esp. †one for a bed in a bedroom (obsolete). ΚΠ 1655 R. Fanshawe tr. L. de Camoens Lusiad vi. 117 The Oriental Billows they divide Now in the Indian Seas: and (spying than Th' Alcove, whence Phebus rose as from a Bride) See their desires fullfill'd within a span. 1677 T. D'Urfey Madam Fickle iv. 43 D'ee hear 'em Sir—they're yonder in th' Alcove. 1678 E. Phillips New World of Words (new ed.) Alcove, a recess within a chamber for the setting of a Bed out of the way; where for state many times the Bed is advanced. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 752 Of these eighteen were let into the Bed-chamber: But they stood at the furthest end of the room. The Ladies stood within the alcove. 1725 A. Pope tr. Homer Odyssey I. iii. 510 Deep in a rich Alcove the Prince was laid, And slept beneath the pompous Colonnade. 1742 R. North & M. North Life F. North 132 A large Hall was built, with a Sort of Alcove, at one End, for Distinction. 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea II. xxxiii. 201 His bed..was in a small alcove or niche. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Alcove, a recess, or part of a chamber, separated by an estrade or partition of a column, and other correspondent ornaments; in which is placed a bed of state, and sometimes seats to entertain company. 1836 N. P. Willis Inklings of Adventure I. 125 In the twilight alcove of a library, with a time-mellowed chair yielding luxuriously to your pressure. 1867 G. MacDonald Ann. Quiet Neighbourhood I. vi. 123 She emerged from a recess in the room, a kind of dark alcove. 1929 L. W. Reese Victorian Village 23 My mother slept near at hand in an alcove of the big attic. 1974 A. Alvarez Hers (1977) xviii. 132 In the library he had a private alcove off the main reading room where the books he was working on were permanently piled. 2007 A. Hoffman Skylight Confessions i. 20 They lived in an apartment..in a large studio with a sleeping alcove... A double bed filled up the entirety of the tiny ell of the alcove. b. An arched recess in a wall; an area where the wall of a room is set back from the adjacent wall area, such as next to a chimney breast. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > wall of building > [noun] > recess in wall bay1428 receipt1562 recess1678 alcove1730 ingoing1859 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > other elements > [noun] > niche cant1604 niche1610 nesset1614 nest1640 aedicula1672 retreat1687 retirement1726 kiblah1775 alcove1786 inset1829 aedicule1832 niche work1848 niche ornament1851 niche-band1867 tabernacle-niche1886 1730 E. Wright Some Observ. France, Italy, &c. I. 160 The Rock over them is cut quite away to a considerable Height, sometimes with an Arch at the Top, so as to make a sort of Alcove. 1786 W. Cowper Gratitude 33 This china that decks the alcove Which here people call a buffet. 1830 H. H. Milman Hist. Jews (ed. 2) I. i. 21 The common cemetery..is usually hewn out of the rock..with alcoves in the sides, where the coffins are deposited. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax II. ii. 25 John and I were in the alcove of the window. 1872 O. Shipley Gloss. Eccl. Terms 175 In England these [Easter] sepulchres are often permanent alcoves. 1926 Amer. Mercury Mar. 301/1 In the ladies' retiring room..a lifesize stature of the Virgin Mary has been placed in an alcove. 1938 ‘N. Shute’ Kindling vii. 133 At seven-fifteen they were seated in an alcove with cigarettes and glasses of hulse. 1990 M. Roberts In Red Kitchen (1991) 25 I sit in the little window alcove of my attic bedroom, working out recipes. 2010 Ideal Home May 134/1 Jane's favourite is the motion-sensor light hidden in the bath-side mirrored alcove. 2. A recess in a garden or pleasure ground, originally in a surrounding wall or hedge; (in later use also) any covered or sheltered retreat in a garden; a summer house or bower. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > equipment and buildings > [noun] > summer-house summer house1519 garden house1535 cabinet1579 summer hall1583 kiosk1625 summer room1625 sunny chamber1641 shadow-house1649 alcove1663 root house1755 moss-house?1793 rose temple1848 the world > food and drink > farming > gardening > garden > division or part of garden > [noun] > grotto or alcove grotto1625 grotc1660 shell-housec1660 alcove1663 1663 R. Stapleton Slighted Maid iii. 34 In a Garden, or a Grove, In a Grott, or an Alcove; Ever where my Love is, there am I. 1706 J. Addison Rosamond i. vi Amaranths, and Eglantines, With intermingling sweets have wove The particolour'd gay Alcove. 1766 C. Anstey New Bath Guide ix. iv. 60 Some to Lincomb's shady Groves, Or to Simpson's proud Alcoves. 1817 S. T. Coleridge Biogr. Lit. 249 The women and children feasting in the alcoves of box and yew. 1966 H. Davies New London Spy (1967) 124 The charming layout of the garden is in Dutch style, full of secluded alcoves. 2009 D. J. Hinkley Explorer's Garden 253/2 Even in a highly protected alcove in my garden in Indianola, my sizeable specimen succumbed to temperatures of 17°F. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1655
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