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WimpleWimple Wim"ple, n. [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G.
wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel.
vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain
origin. Cf. Gimp.]
1. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck
and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection,
and still retained in the dress of nuns.
Full seemly her wympel ipinched is. --Chaucer.
For she had laid her mournful stole aside, And
widowlike sad wimple thrown away. --Spenser.
Then Vivian rose, And from her brown-locked head the
wimple throws. --M. Arnold.
2. A flag or streamer. --Weale. WimpleWimple Wim"ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wimpled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wimpling.]
1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence,
to hoodwink. ``She sat ywympled well.' --Chaucer.
This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy.
--Shak.
2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a
veil.
3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause
to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of
water. Wimple
Wimple Wim"ple, v. i.
To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or
plaits; to ripple; to undulate. ``Wimpling waves.'
--Longfellow.
For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere, Her head and
face was hid. --Spenser.
With me through . . . meadows stray, Where wimpling
waters make their way. --Ramsay.
Meaning of Wimples from wikipedia
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plain wimple is worn by the nuns of
certain orders who
retain a
traditional habit. The Wife of Bath and the
Prioress are
depicted wearing wimples in the...
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Wimple Winch was an
English psychedelic pop band that
evolved from the group, Just Four Men.
Originally a
Merseybeat act,
their individualized sound was...
- m****, mush-mouthed
character occasionally referred to in
publicity as Mr.
Wimple.
Thompson soon
achieved his
greatest fame
after he
joined the cast of the...
- The
wimple piranha,
Catoprion mento, is a specialized,
South American species of
piranha that
feeds on fish scales.
There is some
debate over
whether or...
- was a "
wimple with a kerchief" (Ukrainian: хустка з чепцем) made from two pieces: a knit
bonnet and a
headscarf wrapped around it.
Namitka wimples are an...
- khimar, hijab,
Khimar Liripipe Mandily (Gr**** Orthodox)
Nemes Snood Veil
Wimple See Mask for a
fuller list of masks.
Balaclava (helmet) or ski mask Battoulah...
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covered by a
piece of
cloth (a
namitka wimple or a
khustka kerchief). Hutzul.
Piotr Stachiewicz Namitky wimples and male
haircuts from
Bukovyna Ukrainian...
- A
cornette is a
piece of
female headwear. It is
essentially a type of
wimple consisting of a large,
starched piece of
white cloth that is
folded upward...
-
barbettes were white,
while the
crespine might be
colored or gold. The
wimple and veil of the 12th
century still seen on nuns
today was
still worn, mainly...
- has a
wimple held by two
rounded buttons, the
wimple is
black for carabinieri, pinned,
brigadiers and students; for the
chief brigadiers the
wimple is also...
