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Definition of indent

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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..

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Crenel :: Crenel (n.) An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See Merlon, and Illust. of Battlement..

Crenelation :: Crenelation (n.) The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an indentation or an embrasure..

Bay :: Bay (n.) A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.

Indent :: Indent (n.) 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..

Dolly :: Dolly (n.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head of a rivet.

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..

Heart :: Heart (n.) That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation, -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart..

Indentured :: Indentured (imp. & p. p.) of Indentur.

Punctured :: Punctured (a.) Having the surface covered with minute indentations or dots.

Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin..

Indenting :: Indenting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Inden.

Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant..

Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw..

Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.

Indenture :: Indenture (n.) The act of indenting, or state of being indented..

Dibble :: Dibble (v. t.) To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble..

Indent :: Indent (v. t.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores..

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..

Catenulate :: Catenulate (a.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc..

Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds..