wimple
noun/ˈwɪmpl/
/ˈwɪmpl/
- a piece of folded cloth that covers the head and neck, worn by women in the Middle Ages and now by some nunsWord Originlate Old English wimpel, of Germanic origin; related to German Wimpel ‘pennon, streamer’.
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