3.One of the niches in such a vault.
4.A niche near the altar of a church for keeping sacred vessels and vestments.
5.a small recess opening off a larger room.
6.Madeleine placed it carefully in the rocky niche.
8.A vault with niches for urns containing ashes of the dead.
9.A recess in a wall, as for holding a statue or an urn.
10.Within each niche, were white stucco reliefs of gods and goddesses.
