Dell
[dɛl]
[del] or [dɛl]
Definition
(n.) A small, retired valley; a ravine.
(n.) A young woman; a wench.
Typist: Virginia
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Dale, dingle, valley, ravine, glen.
Editor: Marilyn
Definition
See Dale.
n. the low ground between hills: the valley through which a river flows.—n. Dales′man specifically an inhabitant of the dales of the Lake District.
Inputed by Bruno
Examples
- How far is it to Dingley Dell? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Manor Farm, Dingley Dell,' said Mr. Pickwick, consulting his pocket- book. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. and Mrs. Snodgrass settled at Dingley Dell, where they purchased and cultivated a small farm, more for occupation than profit. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- That break is a dell--a deep, hollow cup, lined with turf as green and short as the sod of this common. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- She followed him behind the dell of brambles to his wheeled dwelling into which Venn mounted, placing the three-legged stool just within the door. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- I hurled it wide of the mark; it rolled clattering among the bushes into dell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The very oldest of the trees, gnarled mighty oaks, crowd about the brink of this dell. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Dingley Dell, gentlemen--fifteen miles, gentlemen--cross road--post- chaise, sir? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Venn moved his elbow towards a hollow in which a dense brake of purple-stemmed brambles had grown to such vast dimensions as almost to form a dell. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Conceive a dell, deep-hollowed in forest secresy; it lies in dimness and mist: its turf is dank, its herbage pale and humid. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Our friends at Dingley Dell. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
Typed by Cecil