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Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.
- Sun blinds (recessed in a pelmet) were provided for all windows, except in the corridors.
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withdrawn; secluded
- 1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life comfortably recessed from curious impertinents
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having a recess or nook
recessed
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simple past and past participle of recessform-ofparticiplepast