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

Break :: Break (v. t.) A projection or recess from the face of a building.

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

Receipt :: Receipt (n.) Hence, a recess; a retired place..

Quirk :: Quirk (n.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex rounded molding..

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

Bosom :: Bosom (n.) Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of the earth..

Bosomy :: Bosomy (a.) Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.

Bedsite :: Bedsite (n.) A recess in a room for a bed.

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..

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

Bay Window :: Bay window () A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular, polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called a bow window..

Rabbet :: Rabbet (n.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended to receive another member, so as to break or cover the joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus, the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a door, is a rabbet, or rebate..

Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall..

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..

Overture :: Overture () An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.

Recessed :: Recessed (a.) Withdrawn; secluded.

Recess :: Recess (n.) Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of science..

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..

Precessor :: Precessor (n.) A predecessor.

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