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Meaning Of Indent
v. t.
To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of
teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
v. t.
To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent
a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
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.
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.
v. t.
To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military
stores.
v. i.
To be cut, notched, or dented.
v. i.
To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
v. i.
To contract; to bargain or covenant.
n.
A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like
a notch.
n.
A stamp; an impression.
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.
n.
A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the
commissariat of an army.