RECESSES
Noun
recesses
plural of recess
Verb
recesses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recess
Source: Wiktionary
RECESS
Re*cess", n. Etym: [L. recessus, fr. recedere, recessum. See Recede.]
1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the recess
of the tides.
Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and degradation from
rationality. South.
My recess hath given them confidence that I may be conquered. Eikon
Basilike.
2. The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.
In the recess of the jury they are to consider the evidence. Sir M.
Hale.
Good verse recess and solitude requires. Dryden.
3. Remission or suspension of business or procedure; intermission, as
of a legislative body, court, or school.
The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks. Macaulay.
4. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an alcove,
niche, etc.
A bed which stood in a deep recess. W. Irving.
5. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.
Departure from his happy place, our sweet Recess, and only
consolation left. Milton.
6. Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses of
science. I. Watts.
7. (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: A sinus.
Re*cess", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Recessed; p. pr. & vb. n. Recessing.]
Definition: To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.
Re*cess", n. Etym: [G.]
Definition: A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire. Brande
& C.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition