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wimple in British English
(ˈwɪmpəl)
noun
1.
a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns
2. Scottish
a curve or bend, as in a river
verb
3. rare
to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate
4. (transitive) archaic
to cover with or put a wimple on
5. archaic
(esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats
Word origin
Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veilwimple in American English
(ˈwɪmpəl)
noun
1.
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
2. Scottish
a.
a fold or plait
b.
a winding; turn; curve
c.
a ripple
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈwimpled or ˈwimpling
3.
to cover or clothe with or as with a wimple
4.
to lay in folds
5.
to cause to ripple or undulate, as the surface of a lake
verb intransitive
6.
to lie in folds
7.
to ripple
8. Scottish
to meander, as a brook
Word origin
ME wimpel < OE, akin to Ger, wimple, pennon < IE base *weib-, to turn, swing > wipeImage ofwimple
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