Indenting

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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}.]
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     1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth;


        as, to indent the edge of paper.
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     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.
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     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.
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     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}.
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     5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for
        military stores. [India] --Wilhelm.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Indenting \In*dent"ing\, n.
     Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.
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