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Definition of Wimple
1. Noun. Headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women.
Definition of Wimple
1. n. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.
2. v. t. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.
3. v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
4. n. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.
5. v. t. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.
6. v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
Definition of Wimple
1. Noun. A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders. ¹
2. Noun. A fold or pleat in cloth. ¹
3. Noun. A ripple, as on the surface of water. ¹
4. Noun. A curve or bend. ¹
5. Verb. to cover with a wimple ¹
6. Verb. to draw down; to lower ¹
7. Verb. to cause to ripple ¹
8. Verb. to flutter ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wimple
1. to pleat [v -PLED, -PLING, -PLES] - See also: pleat
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