redentedadj.
/rᵻˈdɛntᵻd/, U.S. /rəˈdɛn(t)əd/, /riˈdɛn(t)əd/ Architecture.
Having salient and re-entrant angles; indented, stepped.
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1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. at Redens The parapet of the corridor also is frequently redented, or carried on in the way of redens.
1774 J. Carter Builder's Mag. 165 Cabled or redented Column, that having projectures in form of cables, in the naked of the shaft.
1951 Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc. 41 70/2 Whether the walls were redented or not, they were always ornamented on the outside by thin pilasters.
2002 V. Hobson tr. M. Jacq-Hergoualc'h Malay Penins. xi. 302 The temple was built in the form of a Greek cross with redented inside corners.
2004 C. Stratton Buddhist Sculpt. Northern Thailand iii. ix. 259/1 The base itself rests on a redented square pedestal in descending tiers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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