1. a cloth head covering worn by some nuns and formerly by other women, typically covering the head, neck, and sides of the face

1. to cover with or as if with a wimple
Usage: archaic
2. to ripple or cause to ripple
Usage: archaic; literary

Examples

• The nun adjusted her white wimple before entering the chapel.
• Medieval women often wore wimples as part of their daily attire.
• The painting depicted a lady in a blue dress and starched wimple.
• In the convent, each sister wore a traditional wimple and habit.
• The museum displayed various historical wimples from different centuries.
• She wimpled her head against the cold wind.
• The water wimpled gently in the moonlight.