Standard Lemma guide
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adj
Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; dented on the surface; jagged; notched; stamped in.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: erose, serrated, dentate, dented, dentilated, gimped, gnawed, indented, jagged, jaggy, nicked, notched, notchy, saw-toothed, serrate, serriform, toothed
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adj
Having an irregular, uneven; sinuous; undulating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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adj
Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Notched along the margin with a different colour, like the feathers of some birds.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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verb
simple past and past participle of indent
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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History
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.
