单词 | dimpling |
释义 | dimplingn. The action of dimple v. (usually in intransitive sense). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [noun] > breaking into dimples dimpling1602 dimplement1856 1602 F. Beaumont Hermaphrodite in Wks. (Rtldg.) II. 700/1 She prais'd the pretty dimpling of his skin. 1771 O. Goldsmith in J. Cradock Zobeide Prol. 5 While botanists all cold to smiles and dimpling, Forsake the fair, and patiently—go simpling. 1820 W. Irving Spectre Bridegroom in Sketch Bk. I. 338 A soft dimpling of the cheek. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2019). dimplingadj. That dimples; that forms or breaks into dimples. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > unevenness > condition or fact of receding > [adjective] > having (an) indentation(s) > slight dimpleda1577 dimply1726 dimpling1735 the mind > emotion > pleasure > smiling > [adjective] > exhibiting dimples dimpleda1577 dimply1726 dimpling1795 1735 W. Somervile Chace iv. 407 Ev'ry..hollow Rock, that o'er the dimpling Flood Nods pendant. 1795 F. Burney Let. 13 June in Jrnls. & Lett. (1973) III. 114 When I look at my dear Baby, & see its dimpling smiles. 1824 W. Irving Tales of Traveller I. 295 A trim, well made, tempting girl, with a roguish dimpling face. 1844 Faber Sir Lancelot (1857) 7 With..dimpling globes of nuphar netted o'er. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1602adj.1735 |
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