Re·cess, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
Re·cessed a.
1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] “Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents.”
Recessed arch Arch., one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like.
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recessed
adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken
look" [syn: deep-set, sunken]
2: resembling an alcove