n.
Pronunciation: ' wim-p ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English wimpel, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English w ī pian to wipe
Date: before 12th century
1 : 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 : a crafty turn : TWIST b : CURVE , BEND
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