Main Entry: ¹dim·ple

Pronunciation: \ˈdim-pəl\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English dympull; akin to Old High German tumphilo whirlpool, Old English dyppan to dip — more at dip

Date: 15th century

1 : a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body
2 : a depression or indentation on a surface (as of a golf ball)

— dim·ply \-p(ə-)lē\ adjective