wimple (wimpl)

[ OF. guimple, F. guimpe, nun's veil, > E. gimp: see gimp1 ), = Icel. vimpill = Sw. Dan. vimpel, pennon, pendant, streamer.] 1. A covering of silk, linen, or other material laid in folds over the head and round the chin, the sides of the face, and the neck, formerly worn by women out of doors, IMG:content-2402.png:[blocks in formation] By which the naked peak they wan , Up flew the snowy ptarmigan. 6t. To cause to attain to or arrive at; hence, to bring; convey. Toax in the toile out of tene broght, Wan hym wightly away wondit full sore. Destruction of Troy (E. E. T. S.), 1. 6980. He sall fordo thi fader syn, And vnto welth ogayne him win. Holy Rood (E. E. T. S.), p. 70. Do that I my ship to haven winne. Chaucer , Anelida and Arcite, 1. 20. "Sir," quod she, "I knowe well youre will is not for to haue me f-loste." "I-loste," seide he, "nay, but I- wonne to grete honour." Merlin (E. E. T. S.), iii. 671. 7. To gain the affection, regard, esteem, compliance, favor, etc., of; move to sympathy, agreement, or consent; gain the good will of; gain over or attract, as to one's self, one's side, or one's cause; in general, to attract. Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. Sir P. Sidney. She's beautiful, and therefore to be woo'd; She is a woman, therefore to be won.