All 3 Uses of
alcove
in
The Magic Mountain
- Two rooms furnished in banal bourgeois style, one opening into the other and separated only by portieres, looked toward the valley: a dining room done in "antique German"; a combination living room and office, with sofa and chairs, bookcases and heavy wool carpets, a fraternity cap and crossed swords hung above a desk, plus a small smoking alcove, done in "Turkish" style.†
Chpt 5.6 *
- He intentionally avoided the spot, keeping his companions pinned down in the dining room by pretending to admire a verdant view of the Sergi Valley with bluish glaciers in the background; well aware that he was in command, he first steered them into the Turkish smoking alcove, which he likewise gave a thorough examination amid much praise, and then surveyed the wall on the entrance side of the living room, sometimes urging Joachim to join him in his complimentary remarks.†
Chpt 5.6
- Pointing her in the direction of the smoking alcove, the director said, "Then your primary interest really ought to be more in sculpture.†
Chpt 5.6
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.