n. [ OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gimp. ] [ 1913 Webster ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ] Full seemly her wympel ipinched is. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] For she had laid her mournful stole aside, And widowlike sad wimple thrown away. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] Then Vivian rose, And from her brown-locked head the wimple throws. M. Arnold. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. A flag or streamer. Weale. [ 1913 Webster ] |