WIMBLE
Wim"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wimbling.]
Defn: To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . . wimbled also a hole through said coffin." Wood.
WIMBLE Wim"ble, a. Etym: [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical, dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]
Defn: Active; nimble.[Obs.] Spenser.
WIMBREL
Wim"brel, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The whimbrel.
WIMPLE Wim"ple, n. Etym: [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.]
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. Full seemly her wympel ipinched is. Chaucer. For she had laid her mournful stole aside, And widowlike sad wimple thrown away. Spenser. Then Vivian rose, And from her brown-locked head the wimple throws. M. Arnold.
2. A flag or streamer. Weale.
WIMPLE
Wim"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimpled; p. pr. & vb. n. Wimpling.]