Definitions of wimple [ˈwɪm pəl]

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Definition of 'wimple'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) wimple
a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, esp. in the Middle Ages, and still in use by some nuns.

2.  wimple
Chiefly Scot.

3.  wimple
a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth.

4.  wimple
a curve or bend, as in a road or river.

5. (v.t.) wimple
to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.

6.  wimple
to cause to ripple or undulate, as water.

7. (v.i.) wimple
to ripple.

8.  wimple
Chiefly Scot. to follow a curving course, as a road or river.

9.  wimple
Archaic. to lie in folds, as a veil.

Etymology: (bef. 1100; ME wimple, wimpel, OE wimpel, c. MD, MLG wimpel, OHG wimpal, ON vimpill)

Definition of 'wimple'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) wimple
headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women

Definition of 'wimple'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) wimple
a covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns

2. (noun) wimple
a flag or streamer

3. (verb) wimple
to clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink

4. (verb) wimple
to draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil

5. (verb) wimple
to cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water

6. (verb) wimple
to lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate

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