Both Uses of
alcove
in
The Idiot
- It was now divided into two equal parts by a heavy green silk curtain stretched across it, separating the alcove beyond, where stood Rogojin's bed, from the rest of the room.†
Chpt 4.11
- They left the alcove and sat down in the two chairs they had occupied before, opposite to one another.†
Chpt 4.11 *
Definition:
a recessed or secluded space -- such as in a room or garden
The alcove of a room is a smaller room attached to a larger room and separated by an arch or other architectural feature other than a door.