indent

/ˈɪndɛnt/

indent

English Noun

Definition

A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like a notch.

Etymology

Partly from Middle English indenten (“to dent in”), equivalent to in- + dent (see dent); partly from Middle English indenten, endenten, from Old French endenter (“to provide with teeth”), from en- (“in-, en-”) + dent (“tooth”), from Latin dēns.