Obs. exc. Hist. [f. WIMPLE sb. + -ER1.] A maker of wimples.

1

1260.  Husting Roll City of London, 2 (169) (MS.). Isabella uxor Thome le Wimpler. Ibid. (1284), 15 (34). Alicia la Wymplere relicta quondam Henrici le Wympler. Ibid. (1343), 69 (106–7). Avicia filia Henrici le Wimpler.

2

1887.  Gilliat, Forest Outlaws, 295. The booths of the vintners, and fletchers, and plumiers, and wymplers.

3

  So † Wimplester, a female wimpler.

4

1379.  in Bardsley, Surnames, Crystiana, Wympylster.

5