alcovedadj.
/ˈalkəʊvd/, U.S. /ˈælˌkoʊvd/ Situated in an alcove; provided with an alcove or alcoves. Also: forming an alcove; (of a ceiling) vaulted, arched.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > roof > ceiling > [adjective] > type of ceiling
alcoved1865
traviated1902
1728 J. Gibbs Bk. Archit. Introd. p. xii On each side of these Rooms are alcov'd Bedchambers.
1822 H. Luttrell Lett. to Julia i. 25 The calm retreats Of those alcoved old-fashioned seats Where vows uncouth in hobbling rhymes Betray the loves of former times.
1865 J. Cameron Malayan India 76 The ceilings of the principal rooms are alcoved.
1894 E. Fawcett Her Fair Fame iii. 58 He led her through the curtains of a great alcoved window.
1913 Pop. Sci. Monthly May 486 The beds were separated by low, wooden partitions..making the alcoved recesses part of one large hall at will.
1957 Calif. Hist. Soc. Q. 36 150 We couldn't get the architect to visualize our aim—a long nave with alcoved recesses like chapels.
1977 New Yorker 10 Oct. 42/1 They settled in a small hotel in Rome, in a large romantically alcoved room.
2010 New Yorker 10 May 69/3 The women went to church all the time and prayed to alcoved saints.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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