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Webster 1913 Edition

Dimple

Dim′ple

,
Noun.
[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

,
Verb.
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

,
Verb.
T.
To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition

Dimple

DIMPLE

,
Noun.
[G., to reel, to indent.] A small natural cavity or depression in the cheek or other part of the face.

DIMPLE

,
Verb.
I.
To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.

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