About The Word Recessed
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Recessed
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What's The Definition Of Recessed?
[adj] resembling an alcove
[adj] having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken look" Synonyms | Synonyms for Recessed: concave | deep-set | hollow | sunken Related Terms | Find terms related to Recessed: See Also | Recessed In Webster's Dictionary \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 Withdrawn; secluded.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.
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