a woman's head covering of medieval times, consisting of a cloth arranged about the head, cheeks, chin, and neck, leaving only the face exposed: now worn only by certain orders of nuns
to cause to ripple or undulate, as the surface of a lake
intransitive verb
to lie in folds
to ripple
Scot. to meander, as a brook
See wimple in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(wĭmˈpəl)
noun
A cloth wound around the head, framing the face, and drawn into folds beneath the chin, worn by women in medieval times and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns.