- vimpill
- m. ‘wimple’, veil.* * *m. [Old Engl. wimple], a ‘wimple,’ a kind of hood, veil, Edda ii. 494.
An Icelandic-English dictionary. Richard Cleasby and Gudbrand Vigfusson. 1874.
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Wimple — Wim ple, n. [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G. wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel. vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Gimp}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A covering of silk, linen, or other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wimple — /wim peuhl/, n., v., wimpled, wimpling. n. 1. a woman s headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, and still in use by some nuns. 2. Chiefly Scot. a. a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth. b. a curve, bend, or turn, as in a… … Universalium
wimple — head covering for women, especially worn by nuns, O.E. wimpel, from P.Gmc. *wimpilaz (Cf. O.S. wimpal, O.Fris. wimpel, M.Du., Du. wimpel, O.H.G. wimpal, Ger. wimpel, O.N. vimpill), of obscure origin. O.Fr. guimple (Fr. guimpe) is a Germanic loan… … Etymology dictionary
wimple — wim•ple [[t]ˈwɪm pəl[/t]] n. v. pled, pling 1) clo a woman s headcloth drawn in folds about the chin, formerly worn out of doors, esp. in the Middle Ages, and still in use by some nuns 2) scot. Chiefly Scot. a) a fold or wrinkle, as in cloth b) a … From formal English to slang
Wimpel — Wimpel: Das altgerm. Substantiv mhd. wimpel »Binde zum Zusammenhalten des Haares, Kopfschutz«, ahd. wimpal »Frauengewand, Schleier«, niederl. wimpel »‹Schiffs›wimpel«, engl. wimple »Schleier; Wimpel«, aisl. vimpill »Schleier« bedeutete… … Das Herkunftswörterbuch
