niched

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English

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Etymology

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From niche +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈniːʃt/, (US also) /ˈnɪtʃt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Adjective

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niched (not comparable)

  1. In a niche.
    • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Romance and Reality. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, [], →OCLC, page 253:
      They left early, yet the evening had seemed interminable; and considering that Emily was niched between an inlaid table, on which stood a shepherd in a yellow jacket offering a China—Chinese I mean—rose to a shepherdess in green and pink—and a tea-pot, all exquisite Dresden specimens—and an old lady, of whose shawl and shoulders Emily had the full benefit,...

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