01 a. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
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1.
Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
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2.
Withdrawn; secluded.[R.]
Phrases & compounds
Recessed arch —
one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like.