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Meaning of 'wimple' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Wimple [ 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.
- A flag or streamer.
2 . Wimple [ v. i.]
- To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.
3 . Wimple [ v. t.]
- To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.
- To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.
- To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water.

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