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Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..

Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.

Semidome :: Semidome (n.) A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche, or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow sphere..

Boxing :: Boxing (n.) Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.

Relicted :: Relicted (a.) Left uncovered, as land by recession of water..

Recess :: Recess (v. t.) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall..

Recession :: Recession (n.) The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as, the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign..

Encave :: Encave (v. t.) To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess..

Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.

Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..

Cove :: Cove (n.) A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess in the side of a mountain..

Indent :: Indent (n.) A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch..

Haven :: Haven (n.) A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a harbor; a port..

Niche :: Niche (n.) A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar position, literal or figurative..

Precession :: Precession (n.) The act of going before, or forward..

Grotto :: Grotto (n.) A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment..

Recess :: Recess (n.) Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove, niche, etc..

Counterbore :: Counterbore (n.) A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth..

Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc..

Tympanum :: Tympanum (n.) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a triangular space or table..

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