All 3 Uses of
niche
in
The Throne of Fire
- Walt had brought torches [flashlights, for you Americans], and in the dim light, on stone slabs and in niches carved along the walls, gold-painted mummies glittered.†
Chpt 16
- Their bodies were stuffed three-deep in shallow niches, or simply piled in the corners of the room.†
Chpt 16
- He was standing in front of some sort of shrine—a niche set into the wall, with the statue of a man wrapped like a mummy.†
Chpt 16 *
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.