dimple
Meaning
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- A small depression or indentation in a surface.
- Specifically, a small natural depression on the skin, especially on the face near the corners of the mouth.
- A small depression, made with a punch on a metal object, as a guide for further drilling.
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɪmpəl/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English dympull, likely from Proto-Germanic *dumpila- (“sink-hole, dimple”), from Proto-Germanic *dumpa- (“hole, hollow, pit”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewb- (“deep, hollow”), equivalent to dialectal dump (“deep hole or pool”) + -le (diminutive suffix). Akin to Old High German tumphilo (“pool”) (whence German Tümpel) and Old English dyppan (“to dip”).
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