recessed

Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Recessing}.]
To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
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Recessed \Re*cessed"\ (r[-e]*s[e^]st"), a.
1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
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2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "Comfortably recessed from
curious impertinents." --Miss Edgeworth.
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{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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recessed
adj 1: having a sunken area; "hunger gave their faces a sunken
look" [syn: {deep-set}, {sunken}]
2: resembling an alcove