If something such as a door or window is recessed, it is set into the wall that surrounds it. a wide passage, lit from one side by recessed windows. fitted into a part of a wall that is further back than the rest of the wall
A hatch cover that is 1/8 inch lower than its surrounding frame The particular design allows tile or carpet to be glued to the cover and frame so that the surface level of the tile or carpet on the door is flush with the surrounding floor
The opposite of face-fitting Where a blind is to be fitted inside a recess or within the glazing beads of a window right up to the glass, this is referred to as recessed This normally requires different brackets to be used