Register

Indent

Definition: To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of
teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.

Indent

Definition: To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent
a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.

Indent

Definition: To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to
apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a
servant.

Indent

Definition: 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.

Indent

Definition: To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military
stores.

Indent

Definition: To be cut, notched, or dented.

Indent

Definition: To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

Indent

Definition: To contract; to bargain or covenant.

Indent

Definition: A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like
a notch.

Indent

Definition: A stamp; an impression.

Indent

Definition: 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.

Indent

Definition: A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the
commissariat of an army.