单词 | wimple |
释义 | wimple (once / 15430 pages) n A wimple is long piece of cloth that was worn around the head and around the neck, first by medieval women and later by nuns. Today it's more common to see a wimple in a costume shop. In "The Canterbury Tales," Chaucer describes both the Prioress and the Wife of Bath as both wearing wimples. It was considered proper during early medieval times for a married woman to cover her hair, and the use of wimples grew out of this custom. Married women no longer wore wimples after the fifteenth century, but they became an important part of a Catholic nun's traditional clothing. WORD FAMILYwimple: wimples USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s sweltering, especially so garbed in full habit — long-sleeved, floor-length gown of black serge; underskirt; apron; starched linen wimple framing cheeks and chin; veil. Washington Times(Nov 20, 2016) In the early 1960s, after turning his amateur enthusiasm for painting into a vocation, he began producing the small-scale works he called “Whipple’s Wimples.” New York Times(Jun 29, 2016) Here comes Gilbert Wimple; he’s with the Committee on Experimental Charms; he’s had those horns for a while now. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire(2000) n headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women Hyper headdress, headgear clothing for the head |
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