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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
indent1
▶verb /ɪnˈdɛnt/
- 1 form deep recesses or notches in.
- 2 position or begin (a line or block of text) further from the margin than the main part of the text.
- 3 Brit. make a requisition or written order for something.
- 4 historical divide (a document drawn up in duplicate) into its two copies with a zigzag line, thus ensuring identification and preventing forgery.
■ draw up (a legal document) in exact duplicate.
- 5 (as adj. indented) Heraldry divided or edged with a zigzag line.
- 1 Brit. an official order or requisition for goods or stores.
- 2 a space left by indenting text.
- 3 a deep recess or notch.
- 4 an indenture.
– derivatives
indention noun (archaic).
indention noun (archaic).
– origin ME: from Anglo-Norman Fr. endenter or med. L. indentare, from en-, in- ‘into’ + L. dens, dent- ‘tooth’.
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
indent2 /ɪnˈdɛnt/
▶verb make a dent or depression in.
– derivatives
indenter (also indentor) noun.
indenter (also indentor) noun.
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