INDENTS

Noun

indents

plural of indent

Verb

indents

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of indent

Anagrams

• dentins, intends

Source: Wiktionary

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INDENT

In*dent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.] Etym: [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]

1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

2. 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. Etym: [Cf. Indenture.]

Definition: 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.)

Definition: 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.)

Definition: To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] Wilhelm.

In*dent", v. 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", n.

1. A cut or notch in the man gin 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.)

Definition: A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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