shady retreat

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From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2022

If this occurs during the day directly in the sun without recourse to a shady retreat, cooling over the ears or increased drinking is not enough.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 15, 2022

For the 'Segnatura,' which took place on certain days of the week, he selected on each occasion some new shady retreat 'novos in convallibus fontes et novas inveniens umbras, quae dubiam facerent electionem.'

From The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy by Jacob Burckhardt

If sultry, they should have a cool, shady retreat, where they will be shielded from the flies and the heat.

From Domestic Animals History and description of the horse, mule, cattle, sheep, swine, poultry and farm dogs; with directions for their management, breeding, crossing, rearing, feeding, and preparation for a profitable market; also their diseases and remedies. Together with full directions for the management of the dairy. by Richard L. Allen

Alcove, al′kōv, or al-kōv′, n. a recess in a room: any recess: a shady retreat.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various