Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 16:39 GMT Main Entry:1wimple Pronunciation:*wim-p*l Function:noun Etymology:Middle English wimpel, from Old English; perhaps akin to Old English w*pian 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 and by some nuns 2 Scottish a : a crafty turn : TWIST b