Dimple
['dɪmp(ə)l] or ['dɪmpəl]
Definition
(noun.) a small natural hollow in the cheek or chin; 'His dimple appeared whenever he smiled'.
(noun.) any slight depression in a surface; 'there are approximately 336 dimples on a golf ball'.
(verb.) produce dimples while smiling; 'The child dimpled up to the adults'.
(verb.) mark with, or as if with, dimples; 'drops dimpled the smooth stream'.
Inputed by Hahn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.
(n.) A slight indentation on any surface.
(v. i.) To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities.
(v. t.) To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions.
Typed by Anatole
Definition
n. a small hollow: a small natural depression on the face.—v.i. to form dimples.—v.t. to mark with dimples.—p.adj. Dim′pled.—n. Dim′plement.—adj. Dim′ply.
Inputed by Davis
Unserious Contents or Definition
A ripple in the gentle whirlpool of a pretty woman's smile.
Checker: Scott
Examples
- His mouth, around which many a dimple played, was large enough to add to that manliness of expression, for which he was so celebrated. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- I thought there was something in the dimple that didn't quite suit you. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- A staring baronet, with a truncheon, gets a dimple in his chin. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- She answered it with a second laugh, and laughter well became her youth, her roses, her dimples, her bright eyes. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Over this bib her dimples looked delightful, and under it her pretty figure not less so. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- But--here Rosamond's face broke into a smile which suddenly revealed two dimples. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- She herself thought unfavorably of these dimples and smiled little in general society. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- And having made this marginal note, would try the Housewife again, with all her dimples screwed into an expression of profound research. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- When he smiles, two little dimples appear on each cheek, which are rosy with health. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
- Margaret's face dimpled up into a merry laugh. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- The broad brown face of it heaved slowly, and then dimpled and quivered all over. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- At length he was quiet--well he might be with her dimpled chin upon his head! Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A charming smile dimpled the corners of her mouth. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- To see her lay the flowers against her little dimpled chin, was to lose all presence of mind and power of language in a feeble ecstasy. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The poor bleeding heart was still, at last, and the river rippled and dimpled just as brightly as if it had not closed above it. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- And oh, miss, says Charley, clapping her hands, with the tears starting down her dimpled cheeks, Tom's at school, if you please, and learning so good! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Oh, to the death, Lily agreed, dimpling at the vision. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- I suppose it would be unprofessional, said Rosamond, dimpling. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I shall be jealous when Tertius goes to Lowick, said Rosamond, dimpling, and speaking with aery lightness. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- But, she added, dimpling, it is very different with you, Mary. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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