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WIMPLE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does wimple mean? 

WIMPLE (noun)
  The noun WIMPLE has 1 sense:

1. headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval womenplay

  Familiarity information: WIMPLE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WIMPLE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("wimple" is a kind of...):

headdress; headgear (clothing for the head)


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