dell

¹

[ del ]

noun

1. a small, usually wooded valley; vale.

Dell

²

[ del ]

noun

1. a male or female given name.

dell'

³

[ del ]

1. (in names of Italian derivation) an elided form of della: Giovanni dell' Anguillara.

dell

/ dɛl /

noun

1. a small, esp wooded hollow

Word History and Origins

Origin of dell¹

before 1000; Middle English delle, Old English dell; akin to dale

Word History and Origins

Origin of dell¹

Old English; related to Middle Low German delle valley; compare dale

Example Sentences

The animals located a rich stand of wild grapes in a dell partway up the hill.

From Literature

It will rumble through the valley; it will rattle in the dell.

From Seattle Times

“Purity” was shot in the countryside around Santa Barbara, Calif. It featured a cast of 200, many of them dancers who cavort in a dell.

From Washington Post

In 1959, the Union Soldiers and Sailors monument was relocated to the dell.

From Washington Post

The boos would likely be heard through the valley, in the dell, to the mountain and on the flat.

From Washington Times