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bedimple

verb

Etymology

From be- + dimple.

  1. derived from *dʰewb-✻ — “deep, hollow”
  2. derived from *dumpaz✻ — “hole, hollow, pit”
  3. inherited from *dumpilaz✻ — “sink-hole, dimple”
  4. inherited from *dumpil✻
  5. inherited from *dympel✻
  6. inherited from dimpel
  7. prefixed as bedimple — “be + dimple”

Definitions

  1. To produce dimples in

    To produce dimples in; to dimple.

    • Good nature, believe me, 'tis the smoothest of varnish, Which ever bedimples the beautiful cheek; [...]
    • And the smiles of delight / Bedimple her mouth, / And heaven-born zephyrs / Are sweet from the south; [...]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA