#alcov

• Alcove — A recess, niche, or small alcove built into the wall of a room, typically intended for placing a bed, a sofa, or creating a private, intimate space. In palaces and buildings of past centuries, this area was often separated from the rest of the room by heavy draperies, columns, or decorative screens.
• Alcove — A formal variant, sometimes used in poetic literature or translations from Romance languages, for the term 'alcov'; a recess, niche, or alcove built into the wall of a room, intended for housing a bed or creating a private, intimate space. It suggests a private, boudoir-like ambiance, being a recurrent element in descriptions of classical aristocratic interiors.
• Alcove frequenter — An extremely rare archaic or literary term, sometimes used in the past as a mistaken variant for alcove or to describe a person who frequents alcoves, suggesting a gallant, courtly, or boudoir lifestyle. In ancient literature, the word could carry a connotation related to amorous intrigues at princely courts.