wimple
pronunciation
How to pronounce wimple in British English:
UK [ˈwɪmpl]
How to pronounce wimple in American English:
US ['wɪmpl]
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- Noun:
- headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women
Word Origin
- wimple (n.)
- "head and neck covering for women," formerly worn out of doors and especially by nuns, Old English wimpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (cognates: Old Saxon wimpal, Old Frisian wimpel, Middle Dutch, Dutch wimpel, Old High German wimpal, German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill), of obscure origin. Old French guimple (French guimpe) is from Germanic.
Example
- 1. Never could one find a wimple on this cloak .
- 2. Dongmou and son lying on a bed indoor wimple , his wife sitting on the floor .
- 3. Never could one find a single wimple on this cloak .