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/rɪsˈɛst/ /rˈisˈɛst/ Listen

verb

Recess v. t. (past & past part. recessed; pres. part. recessing) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.

adjective

Recessed adj.

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

Withdrawn; secluded.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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Etymology of 'Recessed'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Recessed" Quotes from Famous Books

... Clare—in one of the recessed windows of the great hall, with Margaret beside him. They were talking in very low tones. Richard's manner was pleading and earnest, while Margaret's eyes were cast down, and she was diligently winding round her finger a shred of green sewing-silk, ...

— Earl Hubert's Daughter - The Polishing of the Pearl - A Tale of the 13th Century • Emily Sarah Holt

... the middle lake, on a promontry of which the ruins of Muckross Abbey are to be seen. Here, in the fifteenth century, Donald M'Carthy founded an Abbey for Franciscan friars. The quiet cloisters in the northwest transept, with their varying pointed and rounded arches, are unique. The recessed doorway by which we enter is very beautiful. The towers and east window are in fair preservation. The monuments within the ruined pile ...

— The Sunny Side of Ireland - How to see it by the Great Southern and Western Railway • John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger

... set aside for him. Dual control—the stick in the forward cockpit carried the firing grip that controlled the slim blue machine guns firing through the propeller. Behind the rear cockpit a strange, unwieldy, double-ended weapon was recessed and streamlined into the fuselage. The scout seemed quite able to protect ...

— Two Thousand Miles Below • Charles Willard Diffin

... are placed together form a joint as shown at Fig. 211, the projecting part (A) fitting into the recessed portion marked B and the two pieces being secured in their respective ...

— Woodwork Joints - How they are Set Out, How Made and Where Used. • William Fairham

... there was a sound at the door. Instantly he was out of sight behind the brown velvet hangings of a recessed French window. Miss Gardner entered, saw upon the embarrassed edges of none of the shrouded chairs a plump and short-breathed Susan. Surprised, she was turning to leave when a cautious but clear ...

— No. 13 Washington Square • Leroy Scott

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