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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] 1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as to indent the edge of paper. 2. To dent; to stamp or to press in to impress; as indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp. 3. [Cf. {Indenture}.] To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant. 4. (Print.) 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}. 5. (Mil.) To make an order upon to draw upon as for military stores. [India] --Wilhelm. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Indenting \In*dent"ing\, n. Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.
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