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Recessed

adj, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Set back; located in a hole, space, or opening.

    "General lighting of both cars is obtained from large electric light fittings arranged along the centre of the ceiling, while auxiliary lighting over the seats is provided by small semi-recessed electric light fittings situated along the underside of the side luggage racks."

  2. 2
    withdrawn; secluded

    "1809-1812, Maria Edgeworth, "Manoeuvring", in Tales of Fashionable Life comfortably recessed from curious impertinents"

  3. 3
    having a recess or nook
Adjective
  1. 1
    resembling an alcove wordnet
  2. 2
    having a sunken area wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of recess form-of, participle, past

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