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Webster 1913 Edition
Indent
In-dent′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Indented
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Indenting
.] 1.
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth;
as, to
. indent
the edge of paper2.
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress;
as,
indent
a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent
wax with a stamp.3.
[Cf.
Indenture
.] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice;
as, to
indent
a young man to a shoemaker; to indent
a servant.4.
(Print.)
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
.5.
(Mil.)
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.
[India]
Wilhelm.
In-dent′
,Verb.
I.
1.
To be cut, notched, or dented.
2.
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
3.
To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Shak.
To
indent
and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.
In-dent′
,Noun.
1.
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
Shak.
2.
A stamp; an impression.
[Obs.]
3.
A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt.
D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.
4.
(Mil.)
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army.
[India]
Wilhelm.
Webster 1828 Edition
Indent
INDENT'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To notch; to jag; to cut any margin into points or inequalities, like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. The margins--are indented.
2.
To bind out by indentures or contract; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.INDENT'
,Verb.
I.
INDENT'
,Noun.
1.
A stamp.