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Date: 1300-1400
Origin: Probably from Old English dympel

dimple

 noun
     
Related topics: Hair and Beauty, Human
dim‧ple [countable]
1DCBHBH a small hollow place on your skin, especially one on your cheek or chin when you smile
2 a small hollow place in a surface
—dimpled adjective:
dimpled cheeks
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