indented.
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
Meaning & usage
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
Having an irregular, uneven border; sinuous; undulating.
a heavily indented coastline
Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
an indented border or ordinary
Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
an indented servant
Notched along the margin with a different colour, like the feathers of some birds.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English indent Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English indented From indent + -ed.
simple past and past participle of indent
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English indent Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English indented From indent + -ed.
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