indent

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1. 1.To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
2. 2.Etym: [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.
3. 3.(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.
4. 4.(Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] Wilhelm.
5. 5.To be cut, notched, or dented.
6. 6.To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
7. 7.To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.
8. 8.A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak.
9. 9.A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]
10. 10.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. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.
11. 11.(Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp called?
• What is etym: [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 called?
• What is to make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores. [India] Wilhelm called?
• What is to crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag called?
• What is to contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South called?
• What is a cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak called?
• What is 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. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton called?
• What is a requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm called?