单词 | wimple |
释义 | Word Frequency wimple(ˈwɪmpəl) noun 1. a piece of cloth draped around the head to frame the face, worn by women in the Middle Ages and still a part of the habit of some nuns 2. Scottish a curve or bend, as in a river verb 3. rare to ripple or cause to ripple or undulate 4. (transitive) archaic to cover with or put a wimple on 5. archaic (esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats Word origin Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veil |
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