wimple

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++

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wim·ple /ˈwɪmpəl/ noun [countable]  DCCRRCa piece of cloth that a nun wears over her head 〔修女戴的〕头巾

Examples from the Corpus

wimple• She put her wimple on the bust of Newman and developed a taste for pants suits.• She was dressed in dark blue velvet, a high white lace wimple on her head.• She stared calmly back, her jet black hair escaping from underneath the wimple.• To which he did respond by saying, Listen, you nun you, you lily white wimple.Origin wimple Old English wimpel

wim·ple nounChineseSyllable  

wears nun over Corpus cloth a piece a that of her

wimple
wim‧ple /ˈwɪmpəl/ noun [countable]a piece of cloth that a nun wears over her head

wim·pleBrE /ˈwɪmpl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɪmpl/ 🔊 nouna head covering made of cloth folded around the head and neck, worn by women in the Middle Ages and now by some nuns （中世纪妇女和当今某些修女戴的）温帕尔头巾