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.
In*dent", v. i. 1.
To be cut, notched, or dented.
2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to
zigzag.
3. To contract; to bargain or covenant.
Shak.
To indent and drive bargains with the
Almighty.
South.
In*dent" (?), n. 1.
A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a
notch. Shak.
2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]
3. 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.
4. (Mil.) A requisition or order for
supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India]
Wilhelm.
