Indented

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  • v. Simple past tense and past participle of indent.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.
  • adj. Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating.
  • adj. Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
  • adj. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
  • adj. Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the edge or margin cut into points like teeth; zigzag: as, an indented paper; an indented molding. Indented moldings are a common ornamental feature in medieval architecture.
  • Specifically In entomology: Having one or more angular notches: said of margins and of the edges of color-marks.
  • Having one or more sharp depressions: as, an indented stria or surface.
  • In heraldry, like dancetté, but cut with smaller teeth: thus, a fesse indented will have eight or nine points, as opposed to three or four of dancetté. Also inraced and danché.
  • Word Usage
    "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.”"
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    Words with the same meaning
    jagged    notched    sinuous    undulating    serrated    apprenticed    indentured    cut    erose    crenate   
    Verb Stem
    indent   
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