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Definition of dimple
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 anatomy : a slight natural indentation in the surface of some part of the human body
noticed his dimples when he smiled
2 : a depression or indentation on a surface (as of a golf ball)
dimple
verbDefinition of dimple (Entry 2 of 2)
: to mark with dimples a baby's dimpled hands
: to exhibit or form dimples
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The first known use of dimple was in the 15th century
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