Wimple

//ˈwɪmpəl//

Synonyms for "wimple" (20 found)

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Translations

23 translations across 9 languages.

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Dutch

4 entries
  • bocht noun (Curve or bend)
  • kromming noun (Curve or bend)
  • nonnenkap noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)
  • plooi noun (Fold or pleat)

Hungarian

1 entries
  • fityula noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)

Ido

1 entries
  • vimplo noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)

Italian

1 entries
  • soggolo noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)

Latin

1 entries
  • calautica noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • hakelin noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)
  • rifle noun (Ripple)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • اكری noun (Curve or bend)

Romanian

4 entries
  • broboadă noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)
  • cotitură noun (Curve or bend)
  • curbură noun (Curve or bend)
  • meandră noun (Curve or bend)

Ukrainian

4 entries
  • апостольник noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)
  • брижі noun (Ripple)
  • згин noun (Curve or bend)
  • намітка noun (Headdress that covers the chin and neck)

Sample sentences

8 total sentences available.

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There are two tombs, each bearing effigies of a knight and his lady. One is 14th century, the other 15th century. The earlier knight wears chain mail and his lady has long, flowing hair. The later knight has plate armour, and his wife wears a wimple.

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Even the unprecedented detail of the Urbanist regulations is still not sufficient to enable us to envisage with accuracy the appearance of the wimple or the other items that went to make up the habit.

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this wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy

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IV A lovely Ladie[*] rode him faire beside, Upon a lowly Asse more white then snow, Yet she much whiter, but the same did hide 30 Under a vele, that wimpled was full low, And over all a blacke stole she did throw, As one that inly mournd: so was she sad, And heavie sat upon her palfrey slow; Seemed in heart some hidden care she had, 35 And by her in a line a milke white lambe she lad.

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