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Definition of Recessed arch

Recessed arch
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 Withdrawn; secluded.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.

Meaning of Recessed arch from wikipedia

- western side, all three are blind arches. The inner wall is 16 feet (4.9 m) deep, and is embellished by a recessed arch with lotus medallions. The second...
- Wazir Khan Mosque and its interior, as well as the central pishtaq's recessed arch and stellate vaulting, are richly polychromed using a technique similar...
- the same plane. But as a rule the orders are successively recessed, i.e. the innermost sub-arch, or order, is narrow, the next above it broader, the next...
- is predominantly Neo-Romanesque in design with the presence of the recessed arch on the central part of the facade (marred by the concrete porte cochere)...
- architectural element suited to a rainy climate. The ground floor's deeply recessed arch-headed windows create the impression of an arcade, while the central...
- narrow and surrounded by a multiple ordered recessed arch, which may be the first example of the recessed arch that was to become a prototype for the local...
- contrasts with the gaping deeply recessed arch which makes a huge portico before the main door. The size of this arch is in direct contrast to the two...
- facade) consists of five large Palladian windows set in a slightly recessed arch. Above each of these is a panel with decorations carved by McIntire...
- contains four recessed window bays. The section next to the north–south axis of the "L" contains six window bays, four of which are recessed. The northern...
- retablo or altarpiece replaced the 1950s altarpiece that resembles the recessed arch on the church's facade. Major repairs were also done on the bell tower...