ETYM French alcôve, Spanish or Portu. alcoba, from Arabic al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.
A small recess opening off a larger room; SYN. bay.

(Homonym: bey).
1. An indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf.
2. A compartment on a ship between decks; often used as a hospital.
3. A compartment in an aircraft used for some specific purpose.
4. A horse of a moderate reddish-brown color.
5. The sound of a hound on the scent.

ETYM Old Fren. oriol gallery, corridor, Late Lat. oriolum portico, hall, prob. from Latin aureolus gilded, applied to an apartment decorated with gilding. Related to Oriole.
A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall; SYN. oriel window.
Small room or recess with a polygonal bay window.
Projecting window or part of building containing window. + prikaži više