Wimple

/ˈwɪmpəl/

Synonyms for "wimple" (28 found)

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chin veillace wimplelinen wimplemedieval veilventail

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lace wimplelinen wimplemedieval headwearmedieval wimplemonastic garbnun's wimpleplain wimplewhite wimple

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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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