Category:Recessed

Re*cessed", a.

1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.

2. Withdrawn; secluded. [r.] "comfortably recessed from curious Impertinents." Miss edgeworth. 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.