Alcove
From Plastic Tub
alcove n. 1. Where prospective Gnome Scouts wait in anticipation of their intitiation. 2. More than a niche, less than a cave.
Extrapolation
Alcoves enjoy an unusual attention from scholars who have failed to attract the respect of fellow scholars and the larger, more profitable expanse of public interest. One could, after all, study the comparably more exciting field of decapitation, breast thronging or jew-baiting -- but a certain sector of the academic field devote themselves to the intricate investigation of this seemingly banal form of architectural filigree.
