Definitions
an enclosure that is set back or indented
Word origin
Unadapted borrowing from French niche, from Middle French niche, from Old French niche, from nicher (“to make a nest”) (modern French nicher), from Vulgar Latin *nīdicāre, from Latin nīdus (“nest”). Doublet of nidus and nide via Latin and nest via Proto-Indo-European; also related to nyas.
Used in a sentence
“On the margin of this long tract, are abundance of shrines and images, defended from the injuries of the weather by niches of stone wherein they are placed.”
“I managed to carve out a niche for myself in the world of investigative journalism.”
“a niched vase”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Specialized corner”5 letters
02“Specialized market”5 letters
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