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Grammar : Verb

Spell : ri-ses, ree-ses

Phonetic Transcription : rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs

Definition of recessed

Origin : 1809, from recess (n.). Related: Recessed; recessing.

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Example sentences :

The doorway of Malmesbury Church has eight arches, recessed one within the other.
Extract from : « English Villages » by P. H. Ditchfield

On the south wall are the recessed tombs of four of their younger sons.
Extract from : « Portuguese Architecture » by Walter Crum Watson

Their round, dark eyes, deeply recessed, were caverns of despair.
Extract from : « The Infra-Medians » by Sewell Peaslee Wright

Then there is the recessed altar-tomb of his son, also John, who died in 1585.
Extract from : « Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood » by J. Conway Walter

Each side of each rail is grooved 1/8 in, to allow the leg to be recessed.
Extract from : « Mission Furniture » by H. H. Windsor

Windows in the facade are unique in that they are set into recessed brick frames.
Extract from : « Huntley » by Tony P. Wrenn

It is recessed, and two gigantic columns of trees stand in the corners.
Extract from : « An Artist's Letters From Japan » by John La Farge

Pauline indicated a recessed seat in the hall and the pair sat there.
Extract from : « The Curved Blades » by Carolyn Wells

In the Williamson camera this shutter is recessed into the case.
Extract from : « Practical Cinematography and Its Applications » by Frederick Arthur Ambrose Talbot

But it is so secluded and recessed from the street, as to be hardly seen.
Extract from : « Highways and Byways in London » by Mrs. E. T. Cook.

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