wim|ple

wim|ple
wim|ple «WIHM puhl», noun, verb, -pled, -pling.
–noun.
1. cloth for the head arranged in folds about the head, cheeks, chin, and neck, worn by some nuns and formerly by other women.
2. Archaic or Dialect. a) a fold or wrinkle. b) a turn, winding, or twist. c) a ripple or rippling in a stream.
3. Scottish. a crafty turn or twist; wile.
–transitive verb.
1. a) to cover or muffle with a wimple. b) Figurative. to veil.
2. to cause to ripple.
3. Archaic. to lay in folds: »

to wimple a veil.

–intransitive verb.
1. to ripple.
2. Archaic. to lie in folds.
3. Archaic or Dialect. to move shiftily or unsteadily.
╂[Old English wimpel]

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  • wimple — wim|ple [ˈwımpəl] n [: Old English; Origin: wimpel] a piece of cloth that a ↑nun wears over her head …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • wimple — wim•ple [[t]ˈwɪm pəl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) clo 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) scot. Chiefly Scot. a) a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth b) a …   From formal English to slang

  • Wimple — Wim ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wimpling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. She sat ywympled well. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wimple — Wim ple, n. [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Gimp}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A covering of silk, linen, or other… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wimple — Wim ple, v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate. Wimpling waves. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere, Her head and face was hid. Spenser. [1913 Webster] With me …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wimpled — Wimple Wim ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wimpling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. She sat ywympled well. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] This wimpled, whining, purblind,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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