Definition of: wimple

(wim′pəl) noun
1. A cloth, as of linen or silk, wrapped in folds around the neck close under the chin and over the head, exposing only the face: formerly worn as a protection by women outdoors, and still by nuns.
2. Scot. A fold; plait; also, a curve; a winding turn, as in a river or road.
—v. ·pled, ·pling v.t.
1. To cover or clothe with a wimple; veil.
2. To make or fold into plaits, as a veil.
3. To cause to move with slight undulations; ripple.
4. Obs. To deceive; hoodwink.
—v.i.
5. To lie in plaits or folds.
6. To ripple. [OE wimpel]
WIMPLE
14th century.