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A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.
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A shallow recess in a wall designed to contain a statue or some other ornament
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Shallow recess in wall for a statue or vase.
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a recess in a wall, esp. for a statue
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a vertical recess in a wall or pier, usually arched and containing a statue or urn
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A space in a wall for displaying a statue. go back
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A niche can be: A small compartment box with glass sides that contains an urn with cremated remains and often a photograph of the deceased. An enclosed compartment for an urn holding cremated remains. This type of niche is like a very small, sealed drawer that may be located on a wall (known as columbaria) within a mausoleum or be part of an outdoor structure specifically for cremated remains, known as a columbarium.
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Small recess.
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(niche). A recess, usually set in a wall, for display, ornamental, and storage purposes. In ancient synagogues, both Christian and Jewish, a niche provided a place to store important documents such as the Torah.
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An area or cubicle designed for the housing or inurnment of a cremation urn.
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A wall recess traditionally used to display a sculpture or ornamental object.
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a plaster recess in a wall, usually designed to hold a sculpture or an urn
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a recess in the wall to place something - like a vase or autogrphed baseball
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a recess in a wall, often arched and used to display sculptures Panel - one half a pair of draperies or curtains
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A hollow space in a wall made for placing urns. It may be indoors or outdoors.
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A recessed or hollow space in a wall, intended to hold a statue or ornament.
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In a columbarium, an individual chamber wherein an urn is placed.
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An individual chamber within a columbarium for urn placement.
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Wall recess reserved for statue
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A shallow recess in a wall or hedge, for placing a sculpture or for decorative effect.
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a recess in a wall often used to display sculpture
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A recess in a wall, usually designed to contain ornamental statues or other decorations.
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a recess in a wall for a statue or ornament.
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a recess in a wall (interior or exterior), especially for a statue. Usually curved at the back.
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(Fr. a nest) - a recess in a wall for the reception of a statue.
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A recess in a wall to place various decorations.
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The housing built into the wall of a pool or spa to accommodate a light fixture.
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A hollowed space in a wall made especially (in this connotation) for placing of urns containing cremated remains.
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A small recessed area in a wall, traditionally arched at the top.
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A small space cut into a wall in which an urn may be placed.
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A recess in a wall for displaying a sculpture or other accessory.
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a space in a columbarium used, or intended to be used, for inurnment of cremated remains.
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A shell-like space in a wall made for the placing of urns containing cremated remains, or inside a building for this purpose which is called a columbarium. Urns are placed in these niches as a final resting place for cremated remains.
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An ornamental recess in a wall containing a statue
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A space in a columbarium, mausoleum or niche wall to hold an urn.
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A recess in a wall carved to hold statues and paintings.
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1. Small recessed area or hollow in a wall, which is traditionally used for a statue or vase, etc. 2. A specialized market, industry, or profession. n
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A display shelf, seating area, etc. built into the wall.
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