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单词 whimpling
释义

wimple /wimˈpl/ or whimple /(h)wimˈpl/

noun
  1. A veil folded so as to cover the head and neck and closely frame the cheeks, a fashion of the Middle Ages that remained part of a nun's dress
  2. A fold, wrinkle or ripple
  3. A turn or bend
  4. A crafty twist (Scot)
transitive verb
  1. To wrap in or hide with a wimple
  2. To enwrap, enfold
  3. To blindfold (Shakespeare; in pap)
  4. To lay in folds
intransitive verb
  1. To meander
  2. To ripple
  3. To lie in folds (Spenser)
ORIGIN: OE wimpel neck-covering; cf OHGer wimpal a light robe, Ger Wimpel a pennon, Fr guimpe a nun's veil, Eng gimp a thin cloth for trimming
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