Re‐cessed″ (rē̍‐sĕst″), a. 1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
2. Withdrawn; secluded. “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.