Definition of indent

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Indent (v. t.) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper..

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Pit :: Pit (n.) The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in smallpox..
Indentedly :: Indentedly (adv.) With indentations.
Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores..
Crotchet :: Crotchet (n.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way, at a point where a traverse is placed..
Indented :: Indented (a.) Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface..
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.
Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Indenture :: Indenture (v. t.) To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice..
Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.
Bind :: Bind (v. t.) To place under legal obligation to serve; to indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes with out; as, bound out to service..
Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds..
Crenelate :: Crenelate (v. t.) To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf..
Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention..
Heteromerous :: Heteromerous (a.) Unrelated in chemical composition, though similar or indentical in certain other respects; as, borax and augite are homoemorphous, but heteromerous..
Print :: Print (n.) A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another; as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the foot in sand or snow..
Indenturing :: Indenturing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indentur.
Indent :: Indent (v. i.) To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
Indented :: Indented (a.) Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant..
Counterpane :: Counterpane (n.) A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc., corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart..
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation.
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