2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] ``Comfortably recessed from
curious impertinents.'' --Miss Edgeworth.
[1913 Webster]
{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. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
recessed arch — noun Etymology: from past participle of recess (II) : an arch set within another to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway * * * recessed arch noun One arch within another • • • Main Entry: ↑recess … Useful english dictionary
Recessed — Re*cessed (r[ e]*s[e^]st ), a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. [1913 Webster] 2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents. Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster] {Recessed arch} (Arch.), one of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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