WIMPLE Definition & Meaning

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wimple

[ wim-puhl ]

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noun

a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
Chiefly Scot.
1. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth.
2. a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river.

verb (used with object)

wimpled, wimpling.

to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.
to cause to ripple or undulate, as water.
Archaic. to veil or enwrap.

verb (used without object)

wimpled, wimpling.

to ripple, as water.
Archaic. to lie in folds, as a veil.
Chiefly Scot. to follow a curving course, as a road or river.

wimple

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noun

a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns
a curve or bend, as in a river

verb

rare.
to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate
archaic.
tr to cover with or put a wimple on
archaic.
(esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wimple¹

before 1100; (noun) Middle English wimple, wimpel, Old English wimpel; cognate with Dutch, Low German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill; (v.) Middle English: to wrap in a wimple, derivative of the noun

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of wimple¹

Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veil

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The most deadpan cynic to ever don a wimple, most of her prayers come in the form of exhortations to “sweet suffering Jesus.”

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They even have cute freckles beneath their wimples.

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For a while, I tried reclining against a V-shaped pregnancy pillow, but I kept sinking backwards into it until I was wearing it like a wimple.

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A nun in full wimple and white cloak allowing for just a flash of nipple is the revealing poster for Paul Verhoeven’s first film since Elle.

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An important-looking woman, with a sharp nose and a sharp glance and a wimple starched into sharp pleats.

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