wimple: Meaning and Definition of
wim•ple
Pronunciation: (wim'pul), [key] — n., v., -pled, -pling.
—n. - a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
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- a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth.
- a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river.
—v.t. - to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.
- to cause to ripple or undulate, as water.
- to veil or enwrap.
—v.i. - to ripple, as water.
- to lie in folds, as a veil.
- to follow a curving course, as a road or river.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.