Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.]

To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Recessed \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 Withdrawn; secluded.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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)