wimple

wim·ple  (wmpl)

n.

1. A cloth wound around the head, framing the face, and drawn into folds beneath the chin, worn by women in medieval times and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns.

2.

a. A fold or pleat in cloth.

b. A ripple, as on the surface of water.

c. A curve or bend.

v. wim·pled, wim·pling, wim·ples

v.tr.

1. To cover with or dress in a wimple.

2. To cause to form folds, pleats, or ripples.

v.intr.

1. Archaic To form or lie in folds.

2. To ripple.

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[Middle English wimpel, from Old English; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

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wimple

Noun

a piece of cloth draped round the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and now by some nuns [Old English wimpel]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

wimple - headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women headdress, headgear - clothing for the head