dell
1 Americannoun
noun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dell
before 1000; Middle English delle, Old English dell; akin to dale
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A tiny church stands nestled in a dell against steep, forested hills.
From Washington Post • Mar. 1, 2018
We couldn't film in Lamorna itself because it's in a little dell and you can't get trucks down there, so we had to find places to stand in for it.
From The Guardian • Jun. 15, 2013
Presiding over this in the Church of Santa Maria delle Anime dell Purgatorio is an actual crowned skull called “Lucia” and a sculptural masterpiece of a winged skull.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011
They brandish swords, rip through forest and dell, steal from the rich to benefit the poor and make mischief and romance, all with panache and verve.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 26, 2011
Then he returned to the brink of the dell and looked down at the others laughing and talking.
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
![]()
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.