Associations to the word «Wimple»

Wiktionary

WIMPLE, noun. A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
WIMPLE, noun. A fold or pleat in cloth.
WIMPLE, noun. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
WIMPLE, noun. A curve or bend.
WIMPLE, noun. A flag or streamer.
WIMPLE, verb. To cover with a wimple.
WIMPLE, verb. To draw down; to lower, like a veil.
WIMPLE, verb. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate.
WIMPLE, verb. To flutter.

Dictionary definition

WIMPLE, noun. Headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca