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wimple

wim·ple [ wímp'l ]


noun  (plural wim·ples)
Definition:
 
1. woman's head covering: a cloth covering for a woman's head and neck. The wimple was common in medieval Europe and it is still worn by some orders of nuns.

2. fold in cloth: a fold or pleat in a piece of cloth



verb  (past and past participle wim·pled, present participle wim·pling, 3rd person present singular wim·ples)
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb ripple: to form small undulating waves

2. transitive verb dress somebody in wimple: to put a wimple on somebody ( archaic )

[ Old English wimpel< Germanic]
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