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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Wimple \Wim"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Wimpling}.]
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1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence,
to hoodwink. "She sat ywympled well." --Chaucer.
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This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy.
--Shak.
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2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a
veil.
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3. 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.
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