niched

English

Etymology

niche +‎ -ed

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈniːʃt/, (US also) /ˈnɪtʃt/

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Adjective

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,...

Anagrams

• chined, inched