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which the lessons are read during the church service, (
); On either side of the lectern is a large
bullet proof glass screen protecting him from any shots fired by would-be
assassins who might be positioned in skyscrapers overlooking the venue;
alcove ~ niche ~ cubbyhole : cubicle : repository
• (alcove)- a recess or small room adjacent to or opening out of a room,
( , , , , );
He peeped in between the curtains of the alcove, and saw at once what was
out in the square. — A Court of Inquiry;
• (niche)- a small concavity;
• an enclosure that is set back or indented;
• (cubbyhole)- a small compartment;
• (cubicle)- a small space or compartment partitioned off, (
); At the back of my cubicle was a
window from which I could still gain a view of the pavement. — An Amiable
Charlatan;
• (repository)- a receptacle or place where things are deposited, stored, or
offered for sale, ( , ); Her diary was not so much the mirror of the
days as they passed as the repository of her unspoken confidences. — Lady
John Russell;
cameo : emboss : indentation = indenture^ indent : chase {chase after}
• (cameo)- a technique of engraving upon a gem or other stone, as onyx, in
such a way that an underlying stone of one color is exposed as a background
for a low-relief design of another color,( ,
); There was still a long list
of smaller articles--cameos, medallions, coins. — The Child of Pleasure;
• also called cameo role. a minor part played by a prominent performer in a
single scene of a motion picture or a television play; Did you enjoy Bill
Murray’s cameo in Little Shop of Horrors? He was onscreen for only a
minute, but he cracked me up;
• (emboss)- produce a design in raised relief, ( - ); Among
the things the innovative artist could emboss are copies of favourite
photographs or images of pets;
• (indentation)- a cut, notch, or deep recess, ( (
)); It went down across a shallow indentation, then over another ridge,
then down into a small valley. — Man from Mundania;
• (indenture)- a deed or agreement executed in two or more copies with