noun
dell
dehl
noun
1
A small, deep valley, especially one that is wooded or hollowed out naturally.
"A stream wound through the shaded dell."
How to Use Dell
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA small, cosy valley, usually with trees around it — the kind of word you find in old poems and fairy tales.
When to use it
Mostly literary or poetic; not common in everyday speech.
Word Forms
dells plural, dells plural
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Etymology
From Old English dell ("small dale"), from Proto-Germanic *daljō — related to the English word dale.