wimple
noun
a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
wimples
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present tense formof wimple (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Founded at the end of the ’70s, the Sisters, who wear white face paint, playfully garish outfits, and cartoonishly oversized wimples, are both theatrical and charity-oriented.
From Slate ● Jun. 6, 2023
They even have cute freckles beneath their wimples.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 21, 2022
The story is set in Seven Wells, an analog for medieval Europe — wimples, kinglets and all.
From New York Times ● Mar. 27, 2019
There is a glorious, back-to-the-70s daftness about Horrible Histories' parade of togas, wimples, ruffs and tights that makes it appealing – to a wide audience.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 17, 2011
These wimples were sometimes very broad, and were almost like a mantle, so that they fell over the shoulders below the breast.
From English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop
