RECESS
NOUNS
1300 — HALKE a corner, recess, hiding-place → obs.
1300 — THIRL a small cavity or recess → obs.
1356 — AUMBRY a niche or recess in a wall used for storage
1450 — NOOK any small corner or recess
1562 — RECEIPT a recess in a wall → obs.
1600 — BOLE a small square recess in the wall of a room for holding articles → Sc.
1727 — TOKONOMA in Japan: a recess or alcove, usually a few inches above floor level in which pictures, ornaments, etc., are displayed
1730 — ALCOVE an arched recess in a wall
1756 — NICHE a small, vaulted recess or chamber made in the thickness of a wall
1762 — ARCADE an arched opening or recess in a wall → obs.
1835 — BOWEL a recess; a ‘bole’
1920 — SITOOTERIE a secluded area within a building where people can sit apart from others; an alcove, recess
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