WIMPLE


Meaning of WIMPLE in English

I. ˈwim-pəl noun

Etymology: Middle English wimpel, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English wīpian 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

[

wimple 1

]

II. verb

( wim·pled ; wim·pling -p(ə-)liŋ)

Date: 13th century

transitive verb

1. : to cover with or as if with a wimple : veil

2. : to cause to ripple

intransitive verb

1. archaic : to fall or lie in folds

2. chiefly Scottish : to follow a winding course : meander

3. : ripple

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.