Wimple

·noun A flag or streamer.

II. Wimple ·vt To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.

III. Wimple ·vt To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.

IV. Wimple ·vt 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. Wimple ·vi To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to Ripple; to Undulate.

VI. Wimple ·noun 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.