recessed

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (2)

having a sunken area“hunger gave their faces a sunken look”Synonyms: deep-set sunken
resembling an alcove

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.] To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall. [1913 Webster]

Recessed \Re*cessed"\ (r[-e]*s[e^]st"), a.

1.Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall. [1913 Webster]

2.Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "Comfortably recessed from curious impertinents." --Miss Edgeworth. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]