encoignure

Examples

• All

• She decorated the encoignure with a tall plant to brighten up the corner of the room.

• Look at that lovely encoignure in the corner!

• A small table was placed in the encoignure to make use of the empty space.

• The encoignures were filled with decorative items.

• A small table was placed in the encoignure to make use of the empty space.

• She decorated the encoignure with a tall plant to brighten up the corner of the room.

• Bookshelves fitted perfectly into the encoignure, creating a cozy reading nook.

Synonyms

C

corner

vsencoignure

∞ 1.0

The place where two walls or edges meet

is about the small space created by that meeting, not just the point

N

nook

vsencoignure

40 3.0

A small sheltered corner where you can sit or read

is the precise small space created by the meeting of two walls

A

alcove

vsencoignure

22 5.3

A small space set back in a room for a bed or chair

is smaller and specific to the junction of two walls

N

niche

vsencoignure

11 6.7

A shallow hollow in a wall for a statue

is a small corner recess formed by two walls rather than for display

R

recess

vsencoignure

9 4.3

A small hollow space set back into a wall or rock

is the narrow corner made where two walls meet, not any set-back space

How Small

cranny

20 4.8

nook

40 3.0

encoignure

• Archaic

9.9

recess

9 4.3

corner

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology