wimpled

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• Wimpled — 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wimpled — adjective obsolete : blindfolded this wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy Shakespeare …   Useful english dictionary

• wimpled — wim·ple || wɪmpl n. nun´s headdress; headcovering made of folds of cloth v. cover with nun´s headcovering; fold; move in waves …   English contemporary dictionary

• 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• 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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Wimple — Wim ple, v. i. To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate. Wimpling waves. Longfellow. [1913 Webster] For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere, Her head and face was hid. Spenser. [1913 Webster] With me …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• wimple — I. noun Etymology: Middle English wimpel, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English wīpian to wipe Date: before 12th century 1. a cloth covering worn over the head and around the neck and chin especially by women in the late medieval period… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• wimple — /wim peuhl/, n., v., wimpled, wimpling. n. 1. a woman s headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns. 2. Chiefly Scot. a. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth. b. a curve, bend, or turn, as in a… …   Universalium

• broken — Synonyms and related words: aggravated, aloof, ausgespielt, bankrupt, beaten, blasted, blighted, broke, broken off, broken down, brought low, bumpy, burned, burst, busted, capricious, careening, catchy, chastened, checked, chipped, chopped off,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• bumpy — Synonyms and related words: bagging, baggy, ballooning, bellying, billowing, billowy, bloated, bosomy, bouncy, broken, bulbose, bulbous, bulging, bumped, bunched, bunchy, choppy, coarse, coarse grained, corrugated, cross grained, distended,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• choppy — Synonyms and related words: bouncy, broken, broken off, bumpy, capricious, careening, catchy, changeable, changing, chopped off, coarse, coarse grained, corrugated, cross grained, decousu, desultory, deviating, deviative, deviatory, different,… …   Moby Thesaurus