RECESSED
Re*cessed", a.
1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "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.
RECESSION
Re*ces"sion, n. Etym: [L. recessio, fr. recedere, recessum. See
Recede.]
Defn: The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a claim,
or a demand. South.
Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice. Jer. Taylor.
RECESSION
Re*ces"sion, n. Etym: [Pref. re- + cession.]
Defn: The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.
RECESSIONAL
Re*ces"sion*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal. Recessional hymn, a hymn sung in a procession returning from the choir to the robing room.
RECESSIVE
Re*ces"sive, a.