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• 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 …   Useful english dictionary

• ple — ple·iad; ple·i·dae; ple·na·ri·ly; ple·nar·ty; ple·na·ry; ple·ne; ple·ni·lune; ple·nip·o·tence; ple·nip·o·tent; ple·nist; ple·o·chro·ic; ple·och·ro·ism; ple·och·ro·ous; ple·o·cy·to·sis; ple·o·dont; ple·o·mas·tia; ple·o·ma·zia; ple·o·me·tro·sis;… …   English syllables

• wim — wim·ber·ry; wim·ick; wim·mera; wim·ble; wim·ple; wim·mick; …   English syllables

• wimple — wim·ple …   English syllables

• 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