Wimple Definition

wĭmpəl
wimpled, wimples, wimpling
noun
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.
Webster's New World
A fold or plait.
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A ripple.
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A winding; turn; curve.
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A flag or streamer.
Wiktionary
verb
To cover or clothe with or as with a wimple.
Webster's New World
To lie in folds.
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To lay in folds.
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To cause to ripple or undulate, as the surface of a lake.
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To meander, as a brook.
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Other Word Forms of Wimple

Noun

Singular:
wimple
Plural:
wimples

Origin of Wimple

  • From Middle English wimpel, from Old English wimpel (“veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood"), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (“wimple, scarf, veil"). Cognate with Scots wympill (“wimple"), Dutch wimpel (“streamer, pennant"), German Wimpel (“pennant"), Swedish vimpel (“pennant, banner"), Icelandic vimpill (“hood, cowl").

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English wimpel from Old English weip- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle English wimplen (“to cover, conceal; to fold, drape")

    From Wiktionary

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