indent

indent
1. noun
a) A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.
b) A stamp; an impression.
2. verb
a) To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

The Polanders indented with Henry, Duke of Anjou, their new-chosen king, to bring with him an hundred families of artificers into Poland.

b) To be cut, notched, or dented.

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  • Indent — In*dent , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indented}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indenting}.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}, and cf. {Indenture}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To notch; to jag; to cut… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Indent — In*dent , v. i. 1. To be cut, notched, or dented. [1913 Webster] 2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag. [1913 Webster] 3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. [1913 Webster] To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • indent — indent1 [in dent′; ] for n. [ in′dent΄, in dent′] vt. [ME endenten < OFr endenter or ML indentare, both < L in, in + dens, TOOTH] 1. a) to cut toothlike points into (an edge or border); notch; also, to join by mating notches b) to make… …   English World dictionary

  • Indent — In*dent , n. 1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] 3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Indent — (engl.), Indentgeschäft, Vertrag über Warenlieferung an europ. Handelshäuser in Ostindien, oder der letztern an einheimische Händler …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Indent —   [engl.], Absatzeinzug …   Universal-Lexikon

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