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dimpled

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dim·ple  (dmpl)
n.
1. A small natural indentation in the flesh on a part of the human body, especially in the cheek or on the chin.
2. A slight depression or indentation in a surface.
v. dim·pled, dim·pling, dim·ples
v.intr.
To form dimples by smiling.
v.tr.
To produce dimples in.

[Middle English dimpel.]

dimply adj.
Translations
dimpled [ˈdɪmpld] ADJ [cheek, chin] → con hoyuelo; [hand, arm, thigh] → con hoyitos
dimpled
adj cheek, chinmit Grübchen; she gave him a dimpled smileals sie ihn anlächelte, sah man ihre Grübchen


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Vesey crossed her dimpled hands on the edge of the table, smiled placidly, and said, "Yes, dear.
No, this was rather one of those smiles which might be supposed to have come from the dimpled cheeks of the august Tisiphone, or from one of the misses, her sisters.
The cultivation of the fine arts appeared to necessitate, to her mind, a great deal of byplay, a great standing off with folded arms and head drooping from side to side, stroking of a dimpled chin with a dimpled hand, sighing and frowning and patting of the foot, fumbling in disordered tresses for wandering hair-pins.
 
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