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wimple

/wim-puhl/US // ˈwɪm pəl //UK // (ˈwɪmpəl) //

怂人,怂恿,怂包,怂恿者

Related Words

kerchief头巾,丝巾,丝带,纚纚mantle地幔,钵盂,钵体,衣钵veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔shawl披肩,围巾,披巾,披萨bonnet阀帽,阀盖,机盖,机帽protector保护者,保护人,保护器,保护神hat帽子,帽purdah清真寺,肃静,净化,肃清cowl罩罩,引擎盖,头罩,罩子yashmak雅士麦,雅士米克babushka巴布什卡,巴布扎卡,巴布斯卡,巴布莎mantilla幔子,螳螂,螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后,幔帐coif辫子,盘发,头饰,头发capuchin僧侣,斗篷人,斗鸡眼,斗篷犬capuche帽子,帽衫,帽檐,帽盖

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a woman's headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns.
    • : Chiefly Scot. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth.a curve, bend, or turn, as in a road or river.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wim·pled, wim·pling.

    • : to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.
    • : to cause to ripple or undulate, as water.
    • : Archaic. to veil or enwrap.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    wim·pled, wim·pling.

    • : to ripple, as water.
    • : Archaic. to lie in folds, as a veil.
    • : Chiefly Scot. to follow a curving course, as a road or river.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inhood
Synonyms
babushka巴布什卡,巴布扎卡,巴布斯卡,巴布莎bonnet阀帽,阀盖,机盖,机帽capuchin僧侣,斗篷人,斗鸡眼,斗篷犬coif辫子,盘发,头饰,头发cowl罩罩,引擎盖,头罩,罩子hat帽子,帽kerchief头巾,丝巾,丝带,纚纚mantilla幔子,螳螂,螳螂捕蝉黄雀在后,幔帐mantle地幔,钵盂,钵体,衣钵protector保护者,保护人,保护器,保护神purdah清真寺,肃静,净化,肃清shawl披肩,围巾,披巾,披萨veil面纱,遮盖物,幔子,纱幔yashmak雅士麦,雅士米克capuche帽子,帽衫,帽檐,帽盖

Examples

  • The hair, for convenience, had always been plaited in two plaits and coiled round the head, where it lay concealed by the wimple.

  • The large wimple was still worn wrapped about the head, and the hair was still carefully hidden.

  • About this time came the fashion of the chin-band, and again the glory of the hair was hidden under the wimple.

  • For the head a wimple made of white linen or perhaps of silk; this she would put above her head, leaving the neck bare.

  • The poorer woman wore always the hood, the wimple tied under the chin, or plain plaited hair.

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