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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 women
Familiarity information: WIMPLE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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...):
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