Synonyms for wimple

Grammar : Noun

Spell : wim-puh l

Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɪm pəl

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Définition of wimple

Origin : "head covering for women," especially worn by nuns, Old English wimpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (cf. 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 a Germanic loan-word.

As in hood : noun covering worn over the head

Example sentences :

"Give me your cloak and wimple," she bade Diana, and Diana flew to do her bidding.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

She pulled her wimple closer to her face, took him by the arm, and drew him with her into the house.
Extract from : « Mistress Wilding » by Rafael Sabatini

The wimple covered the neck, and was worn chiefly out of doors.
Extract from : « Earl Hubert's Daughter » by Emily Sarah Holt

She stopped short, drew her wimple round her face, and was gone.
Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

She was tall and slender, but her features could not be seen for a wimple over her head.
Extract from : « Sir Nigel » by Arthur Conan Doyle

On the early brasses the wimple under the chin marked the rank of the wearer.
Extract from : « Stones of the Temple » by Walter Field

Tied round the wimple they sometimes had a snood, or band of silk.
Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Upon the head they wore the wimple, the fillet, and about the throat the gorget.
Extract from : « English Costume » by Dion Clayton Calthrop

Her wimple is trimly plaited, and how fashionable is her cloak!
Extract from : « Old and New London » by Walter Thornbury

Here is a candle-end, which you must hide under your wimple.
Extract from : « The Norwegian Fairy Book » by Clara Stroebe

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