Definition of indent

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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..

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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..
Centre :: Centre (v. t.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception of a center.
Cremaillere :: Cremaillere (n.) An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems..
Indenturing :: Indenturing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Indentur.
Dibble :: Dibble (v. t.) To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble..
Tooth :: Tooth (v. t.) To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw..
Imprint :: Imprint (v. t.) To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.
Pit :: Pit (n.) A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an indentation.
Indentment :: Indentment (n.) Indenture.
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph..
Indenture :: Indenture (n.) A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master..
Dimple :: Dimple (n.) A slight indentation on any surface.
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..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
Stamp :: Stamp (v. i.) To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc., into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin..
Set :: Set (n.) A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving shape to, metal; as, a saw set..
Aim :: Aim (v. i.) To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor; -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at distinction; to aim to do well..
Indentation :: Indentation (n.) A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc..
Grate :: Grate (v. t.) To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg..
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