Definition of indent

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Indent (n.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army..

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Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper..
Poll :: Poll (v. t.) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See Dee/ poll..
Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary..
Impress :: Impress (n.) A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence..
Engrailment :: Engrailment (n.) Indentation in curved lines, as of a line of division or the edge of an ordinary..
Imprint :: Imprint (v. t.) To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
Peen :: Peen (n.) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation..
Retuse :: Retuse (a.) Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse leaf..
Bossage :: Bossage (n.) Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of indentures or channels left in the joinings..
Emargination :: Emargination (n.) The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin..
Toothing :: Toothing (n.) The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.
Nick :: Nick (n.) A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.
Center :: Center (n.) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center, on which the work can turn, as in a lathe..
Notch :: Notch (n.) A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.
Subdepartment :: Subdented (a.) Indented beneath.
Indentment :: Indentment (n.) Indenture.
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems..
Graining :: Graining (n.) Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins..
Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp..
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