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Definition of Dimple
1. Noun. A chad that has been punched or dimpled but all four corners are still attached.
2. Verb. Mark with, or as if with, dimples. "Drops dimpled the smooth stream"
3. Noun. Any slight depression in a surface. "There are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball"
4. Verb. Produce dimples while smiling. "The child dimpled up to the adults"
5. Noun. A small natural hollow in the cheek or chin. "His dimple appeared whenever he smiled"
Definition of Dimple
1. n. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.
2. v. i. To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
3. v. t. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.
Definition of Dimple
1. Noun. A small depression or indentation in a surface. ¹
2. Noun. Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth. ¹
3. Verb. (transitive) To create a dimple in. ¹
4. Verb. (intransitive) To create a dimple in one's face by smiling. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dimple
1. to mark with indentations [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES]
Medical Definition of Dimple
1. 1. A natural indentation, usually circular and of small area, in the chin, cheek, or sacral region. 2. A depression of similar appearance to a dimple, resulting from trauma or the contraction of scar tissue. 3. To cause dimples. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dimple
Literary usage of Dimple
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Representative American Plays by Arthur Hobson Quinn (1917)
"dimple. Possibly I might—but something of so very trifling a nature, ... dimple.
My dear Miss Manly, I rejoice to see you ; there is a charm in your ..."
2. The Complete Poetical Writings of J. G. Holland by Josiah Gilbert Holland (1900)
"WHERE SHALL THE BABY'S dimple BE? OVER the cradle the mother hung, Softly crooning
a slumber-song; And these were the simple words she sung All the evening ..."
3. Representative Plays by American Dramatists by Montrose Jonas Moses (1918)
"Mr. dimple, you shall not go; why, half my visits are cake and caudle visits;
... dimple. This attachment of your brother to Maria is fortunate. CHARLOTTE. ..."
4. Vagrom Verse by Charles Henry Webb (1888)
"TELL me, Miss dimple, Rosebud and buttercup, Will you be as charming When you
grow up ? ... Or will you grow up to be " Grandmamma dimple," — A dear little ..."
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