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