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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sunken /ˈsʌŋkən/ archaic past participle of sink1

▶adjective

1 having sunk.

2 at a lower level than the surrounding area.
■ (of a person's eyes or cheeks) deeply recessed.

'sunken' also found in these Oxford entries:

area - areaway - baptistery - burrawang - camel - coffer - depression - interrupt - pit - rustic - rusticate - salvage - sculpture

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