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  1. imp. & p. p. of Recess
  2. a. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
  3. a. Withdrawn; secluded.
  4. adj. having a sunken area
  5. adj. resembling an alcove
  6. 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 Withdrawn; secluded.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.
  7. j:100 s. resembling an alcove