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.-a flag or streamer.-to clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.-to draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.-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.-to lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.