Indented

Word INDENTED
Character 8
Hyphenation in dent ed
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Indented"

What do we mean by indented?

To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth

To be cut, notched, or dented.

To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress

To cut the two halves of a document in duplicate, using a jagged or wavy line so that each party could demonstrate that their copy was part of the original whole.

To enter into a binding agreement by means of such documents; to formally commit (to doing something); to contract.

To engage (someone), originally by means of indented contracts.

To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or lesser distance from the margin. See indentation, and indention. Normal indent pushes in a line or paragraph. "hanging indent" pulls the line out into the margin.

To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.

To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Indented

The word "indented" in example sentences

Sheraton describes the tenderly crusty roll as “characterized by an indented center well that is ringed by a softer, higher rim, all generously flecked with toasted onions and, at its most authentic, with a showering of poppy seeds.” ❋ William Safire (2004)

We have had two elections in Brockton that have turned on the ability of the election officials and judges to count the so-called indented chads. ❋ Unknown (2000)

American books of history have said much about the so-called indented women who promised for their ship fare from England to serve a certain number of months or years on the Virginia plantations; but the early records of the colonies really offer rather scant information. ❋ Carl Holliday (N/A)

This contract was by deed indented, which occasioned them to be called indented servants. ❋ Jefferson, Thomas (1829)

The board used a flexible standard that said totality of the circumstances when it clearly appears a chad is separated from the card or, in circumstances where it's not separated from the card, the remainder of the ballot appears to reflect the same type of intent from vote to vote, and the example is -- and you may have seen this from interviews from the chairman of the canvassing board on -- on television -- where an imperfectly punched ballot was reviewed by the canvassing board, known as the indented chad or the dimpled chad, and the canvassing board saw no other evidence of that type of indentation throughout the remainder of the voting, the board determined that the intent to vote was not fully formed and provable for that presidential race and, therefore, it did not count as a vote. ❋ Unknown (2000)

The room is remarkably similar to room XLIV, as its walls consist of the same material: mortared rubble sections alternating with layers of brick and tuff blocks which were used to produce the same kind of indented pilasters in the corners. ❋ Unknown (2003)

The first paragraph isn’t indented, which is slightly problematic, but the second and further paragraphs are indented, around 108 pixels or 30 some pixels from the edge of the left margin. ❋ Unknown (2009)

But all "indented" or bond servants were not criminals. ❋ John Bach McMaster (1892)

Men, women, and children were brought out and sold for terms of years, at the close of which they became free, and many of the, most respectable people in the Middle States are descended from "indented" ❋ Unknown (1836)

I could still see the slight impression the ring had indented into her skin. ❋ Sarah Pekkanen (2011)

Serve on violins shallow oval platters with indented sides. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Late in October, for example, it occurred to Eduard that if he cut a cherimoya a custard apple with green indented skin and a creamy white interior into thin slices, the flesh looked like crabmeat; now a dish with cherimoya and spider crab is on the menu. ❋ Lisa Abend (2011)

Her butt cheeks hung over the seat and the backs of her thighs were indented. ❋ Larry Strattner (2011)

So … I did notice that my book was perhaps slightly smaller than it could have been … but still, it has red gilt lettering on the front … and, as I noticed when I had it back home … a very slightly indented small square punched into the bottom right hand corner of the back cover. ❋ Unknown (2009)

It bulks above long moorland valleys, its northern face hollowed and indented by some of the finest Welsh cwms. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Choose sandals and flip-flops with significant arch support, as well as an indented heel cup to hold the heel in place and reduce instability when the heel strikes the ground. ❋ Unknown (2011)

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