Dell \Dell\, n. [AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del,
low ground. See Dale.]
1. A small, retired valley; a ravine.
In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.
--Tickell.
2. A young woman; a wench. [Obs.]
Sweet doxies and dells. --B. Jonson.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |