Definition of dell
: a secluded hollow or small valley usually covered with trees or turf
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The park, about 15 miles east of Wausau in Marathon County, gets its name from the Eau Claire River (one of three in Wisconsin) that cuts through a dramatic gorge, or dells, from the French word dalles, which means narrows or gorge.
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The girl who photographed fairies seventy years ago in a Yorkshire dell died last week insisting to the end that one of her pictures was genuine.
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The Dells of the Eau Claire Park is a gorgeous county park on the Eau Claire River near Aniwa, about 20 miles east of Wausau.
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Maplewood Drive 1616: Sandra Richard and John C. Ducoing to Tommy Vo, $110,000. N. Dells St. 4037: Igenie J. Etienne to Webert Etienne, donation, no value stated. New Orleans Ave.
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Victorian walled vegetable plots, orchards, parterres and pergolas, wildflower meadows, shady dells …
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A cheap Dell monitor in black and silver bronzed, oxidized and covered in valves and knobs.
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In the Dells and Baraboo area, that's a pretty accurate slogan.
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Origin and Etymology of dell
Middle English delle; akin to Middle High German telle ravine, Old English dæl valley — more at dale
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Definition of dell for English Language Learners
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: a small valley with trees and grass growing in it
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