Indent

in-dent′, v.t. to cut into points like teeth: to notch: to indenture, apprentice: ( print. ) to begin farther in from the margin than the rest of a paragraph.— v.i. ( Shak. ) to move in a zigzag course: to bargain: to make a compact.— n. a cut or notch in the margin: a rece like a notch.— n. Indentā′tion , a hollow or depre ion: act of indenting or notching: notch: rece .— pa.p. and adj. Indent′ed , having indentations: serrated: zigzag.— ns. Inden′tion ( print. ), any space left before the beginning of lines, as in poetry; Indent′ure , the act of indenting, indentation: ( law ) a deed under seal, with mutual covenants, where the edge is indented for future identification: a written agreement between two or more parties: a contract.— v.t. to bind by indentures: to indent. [Low L. indentāre —L. in , in, dens , dent is , a tooth.]