bedimple

English

Etymology

be- +‎ dimple

Verb

bedimple (third-person singular simple present bedimples, present participle bedimpling, simple past and past participle bedimpled)

1. (transitive) To produce dimples in; to dimple.
   • 1749, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, “The Notable Dispute between the Canon and Don Quixote; with Other Matters”, in [Peter Anthony] Motteux, transl., edited by [John] Ozell, The History of the Renowned Don Quixote de la Mancha. […], 8th edition, volume II, London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC, part I, book IV, page 234:

     Here he ſpies a pleaſant rivulet, which, through its flow'ry banks, glides along over the brighteſt ſand, and remurmurs over the whiteſt pebbles that bedimple its ſmooth ſurface, while that other, through its liquid cryſtal, feaſts the eye with a proſpect of gold and orient pearl.

   • 1788, The Goldfinch: Or, Vocal Miscellany, page 107:

     Good nature, believe me, 'tis the smoothest of varnish, Which ever bedimples the beautiful cheek; [...]

   • 1896, John Leekey, “Hope; or, Similes”, in West-country Poets: Their Lives and Works, page 310:

     And the smiles of delight / Bedimple her mouth, / And heaven-born zephyrs / Are sweet from the south; [...]