DIMPLE


Meaning of DIMPLE in English

n. & v.

--n. a small hollow or dent in the flesh, esp. in the cheeks or chin.

--v.

1. intr. produce or show dimples.

2 tr. produce dimples in (a cheek etc.).

Derivatives:

dimply adj.

Etymology: ME prob. f. OE dympel (unrecorded) f. a Gmc root dump-, perh. a nasalized form rel. to DEEP

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.