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wimple

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wim·ple  (wmpl)
n.
1. A cloth wound around the head, framing the face, and drawn into folds beneath the chin, worn by women in medieval times and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns.
2.
a. A fold or pleat in cloth.
b. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
c. A curve or bend.
v. wim·pled, wim·pling, wim·ples
v.tr.
1. To cover with or dress in a wimple.
2. To cause to form folds, pleats, or ripples.
v.intr.
1. Archaic To form or lie in folds.
2. To ripple.

[Middle English wimpel, from Old English; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]

wimple [ˈwɪmpəl]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns
2. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Scot a curve or bend, as in a river
vb
1. Rare to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate
2. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) Archaic to cover with or put a wimple on
3. (Clothing & Fashion) Archaic (esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats
[Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veil]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.wimple - headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
headdress, headgear - clothing for the head
Translations
wimple [ˈwɪmpl] Ngriñon m
wimple
nRise f (spec), → Schleier m; (worn by nuns) → (Nonnen)schleier m
wimple [ˈwɪmpl] nsoggolo
wimple [ˈwɪmpl] nsoggolo


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Dainty sandals encased her feet, while a wimple of violet silk bordered in gold fringe, lay becomingly over her head and shoulders.
Wimple insisted on a particular providence in relation to her stomach complaint, Dr.
Her long mourning robes and her flowing wimple of black cypress, enhanced the whiteness of her skin, and the beauty of her light-coloured and flowing tresses, which time had neither thinned nor mingled with silver.
 
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