3 entries under this word

Dimple

Dĭm'ple, n.

noun

n. [Cf. DIMBLE.] 1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of the body, but especially on the cheek or chin; a delicate interruption of the roundness of the flesh, appearing particularly in early life and in smiling, and hence a sign of happiness or merriment.

Smiles Such as hang on Hebe's cheek, And love to live in dimple sleek. Milton.

Sense 2. A slight depression or indentation on any surface.

Dim'ple, v. i.

verbintransitive

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.

verbtransitive

To mark with dimples or dimple-like depressions.