All 3 Uses of
alcove
in
The Return of the King
- Pippin saw then that they had been standing in alcoves on either side of the door, unseen as he and Gandalf entered.†
Chpt 5.1 *
- It was sparely furnished, having but a small table, two chairs and a bench; but at either side there were curtained alcoves and well-clad beds within with vessels and basins for washing.†
Chpt 5.1
- In the night he was wakened by a light, and he saw that Gandalf had come and was pacing to and fro in the room beyond the curtain of the alcove.†
Chpt 5.1
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.