Both Uses of
niche
in
Leaves of Grass
- In me the caresser of life wherever moving, backward as well as
forward sluing,
To niches aside and junior bending, not a person or object missing,
Absorbing all to myself and for this song.†Chpt 3 *
- All parts away for the progress of souls,
All religion, all solid things, arts, governments—all that was or is
apparent upon this globe or any globe, falls into niches and corners
before the procession of souls along the grand roads of the universe.†Chpt 7
Definitions:
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(1)
(niche) a smaller market within a larger market -- such as the market for scissors designed for people who are left-handed
or:
a role for which someone is especially well-suited
or:
a shallow recess, cranny or crevice -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, niche can refer to a role for a species within an ecosystem.