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- [wim-puh l]
- /ˈwɪm pəl/
- /ˈwɪm.pl̩/
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- [wim-puh l]
- /ˈwɪm pəl/
Definitions of wimple word
- noun wimple a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns. 1
- noun wimple Chiefly Scot. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth. a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river. 1
- verb with object wimple to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple. 1
- verb with object wimple to cause to ripple or undulate, as water. 1
- verb with object wimple Archaic. to veil or enwrap. 1
- verb without object wimple to ripple, as water. 1
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Origin of wimple
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; (noun) Middle English wimple, wimpel, Old English wimpel; cognate with Dutch, Low German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill; (v.) Middle English: to wrap in a wimple, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Wimple
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wimple popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
wimple usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for wimple
noun wimple
- babushka — a headscarf tied under the chin, worn by Russian peasant women
- bonnet — The bonnet of a car is the metal cover over the engine at the front.
- capuchin — any agile intelligent New World monkey of the genus Cebus, inhabiting forests in South America, typically having a cowl of thick hair on the top of the head
- coif — a close-fitting cap worn under a veil, worn in the Middle Ages by many women but now only by nuns
- cowl — A cowl is a large loose hood covering a person's head, or their head and shoulders. Cowls are worn especially by monks.
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