Recessed /(rē̇*sĕst")/

Re·cessed

Recessed

a.
  1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.
  2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.]

Phrases & Compounds
Recessed arch
one of a series of arches constructed one within another so as to correspond with splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like.