- a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
- Chiefly Scot.
- a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth.
- a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river.
- to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.
- to cause to ripple or undulate, as water.
- to veil or enwrap.
- to ripple, as water.
- to lie in folds, as a veil.
- to follow a curving course, as a road or river.
- a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns
- a curve or bend, as in a river
- to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate
- to cover with or put a wimple on
- (esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats