WIMPLE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English wimpel, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English wīpian to wipe Date: before 12th century a cloth covering worn over the head and around the neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval period and by some nuns, 2. Scottish a crafty turn ; twist , curve , bend , II. verb (~d; wimpling) Date: 13th century transitive verb to cover with or as if with a ~ ; veil , to cause to ripple, intransitive verb to fall or lie in folds, to follow a winding course ; meander , ripple