Wimpling

Wimpling
Wimple Wim"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wimpling}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink. ``She sat ywympled well.'' --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]

This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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