A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders
\Wim"ple\, v 1: To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; to hoodwink 2: to draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits 3: to cause to ripple or undulate n a cloth worn over the head and around the neck an ears as by nuns
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