Definition of indent

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Indent (v. i.) To contract; to bargain or covenant.

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Retuse :: Retuse (a.) Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse leaf..
Catenulate :: Catenulate (a.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as on shells, etc..
Incindental :: Incindental (a.) Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses..
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..
Nick :: Nick (n.) A broken or indented place in any edge or surface; nicks in china.
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..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems..
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..
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..
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw..
Indented :: Indented (a.) Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface..
Indenturing :: Indenturing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indentur.
Gimp :: Gimp (v. t.) To notch; to indent; to jag.
Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin..
Apprentice :: Apprentice (n.) One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him..
Embattled :: Embattled (a.) Having indentations like a battlement.
Grater :: Grater (a.) One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs..
Indented :: Indented (imp. & p. p.) of Inden.
Indented :: Indented (a.) Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds..
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..
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