wimple
noun
a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
wimpled
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past participleof wimple.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wimple.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wimplenouna woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
Example Sentences
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In and out of Westeros, we’ve aged, starting out as Aryas and ending up as wimpled Lady Olennas.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 12, 2019
He painted some with owls, and one day, on an impulse, he painted a rock with a wimpled nun.
From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2016
Between Nancy Reagan’s death and her funeral on Friday 11 March, the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence reached out in their own wimpled way to share their pain, their anger and, occasionally, their sympathy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 11, 2016
Thus they are greatly prized not only by historians but also by rubbing collectors who find a gentil parfit knight and his wimpled lady good company on their walls.
From Time Magazine Archive
Gaily the lake sparkled and wimpled in the morning sun, unvexed now by any steamer's prow, unshaded by any smoke from cities or roaring mills along its banks.
From Darkness and Dawn by George Allan England
