Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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 : WordNet®

dell
     n : a small wooded hollow [syn: {dingle}]