n. [ Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See Dip, and cf. Dimble. ] 1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The dimple of her chin. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A slight indentation on any surface. [ 1913 Webster ]

The garden pool's dark surface . . .
Breaks into dimples small and bright. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Dimpled p. pr. & vb. n. Dimpling ] To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little inequalities. [ 1913 Webster ]

And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle depressions. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The ground's most gentle dimplement. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]