Definition of Indented

In`dent´ed
a.1.Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.
2.Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating.
3.(Her.) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.
4.Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant.
5.(Zool.) Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds.
Indented line
(Fort.) a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.


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