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Dimple
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. Milton. The dimple of her chin. Prior.
2. A slight indentation on any surface. The garden pool's dark surface . . . Breaks into dimples small and bright. Wordsworth.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak.