Definition of recess

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Recess (n.) A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.

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Cove :: Cove (n.) A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet, creek, or bay; a recess in the shore..
Recess :: Recess (v. t.) To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall..
Recessed :: Recessed (imp. & p. p.) of Reces.
Confessional :: Confessional (n.) The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear without being seen by him or heard by others..
Coffer :: Coffer (n.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault, dome, or portico; a caisson..
Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..
Rebate :: Rebate (n.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See Rabbet..
Inlet :: Inlet (n.) A bay or recess,as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or between islands..
Fenes-tella :: Fenes-tella (n.) Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the relics within an altar, or the like..
Break :: Break (v. t.) A projection or recess from the face of a building.
Bedsite :: Bedsite (n.) A recess in a room for a bed.
Recess :: Recess (n.) The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall..
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..
Recess :: Recess (n.) A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion..
Presbyopia :: Presbyopia () A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also presbytia..
Acinus :: Acinus (n.) One of the granular masses which constitute a racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland..
Penetralia :: Penetralia (n. pl.) The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place, especially of a temple or palace..
Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Alcove :: Alcove (n.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain a bed; a lateral recess in a library..
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