n. | 1. | |
| 1. | 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. | A flag or streamer. |
v. t. | 1. | To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. |
| 2. | To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil. |
| 3. | 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. |
v. i. | 1. | To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate. |