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(), n.[Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble.] 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. Dim"ple v. i.[imp. & p. p.Dimpled (); p. pr. & vb. n.Dimpling ().] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden. Dim"ple v. t.To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak. スポンサード リンク
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