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Definition wimple

Etymology 1

From Middle English wympel, wimpel, from Old English wimpel (“veil, an article of women's dress; a covering for the neck, a cloak, a hood”), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (“wimple, scarf, veil”). Cognate with Scots wympill (“wimple”), Dutch wimpel (“streamer, pennant”), German Wimpel (“pennant”), Swedish vimpel (“pennant, banner”), Icelandic vimpill (“hood, cowl”).

Noun

wimple (plural wimples)

  1. A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.
  2. A fold or pleat in cloth.
  3. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
  4. A curve or bend.
  5. A flag or streamer.

Etymology 2

From Middle English wimplen (“to cover, conceal; to fold, drape”).

Verb

wimple (third-person singular simple present wimples, present participle wimpling, simple past and past participle wimpled)

  1. To cover with a wimple.
  2. To draw down; to lower, like a veil.
  3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate.
  4. To flutter.

Results 36 Words with the letters WIMPLE

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POLICEWOMAN 25
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MULTIPOWER 21
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WIMPLED 18
WIMPLES 17
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WIMPLE 16
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IMPEL 12
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LIME 8
LIMP 11
LWEI 8
MEWL 11
MILE 8
PILE 8
PLEW 11
PLIE 8
WILE 8
WIMP 13
WIPE 10
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ELM 7
IMP 9
LEI 4
LIE 4
LIP 7
MEL 7
MEW 9
MIL 7
PEW 9
PIE 6
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EL 3
EM 5
LI 3
ME 5
MI 5
PE 5
PI 5
WE 5

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