A wimple is a medieval form of female headdress, formed of a large piece of cloth worn around the neck and chin, and covering the top of the head. Its use developed in early medieval Europe. At many stages of medieval Christian culture it was unseemly for a married woman to show her hair. A wimple might be elaborately starched, and creased and folded in prescribed ways, and later elaborated versions were supported on wire or wicker framing, such as the cornette.
Italian women abandoned their head cloths in the 15th century, or replaced them with transparent gauze, and showed their elaborate braids. Descargar mods dragon ball xenoverse xbox 360. Both elaborate braiding and elaborately laundered clothes demonstrated status, in that such grooming was being performed by others. Today the wimple is worn by certain nuns who retain a traditional habit.[3]
In literature[edit]
The Wife of Bath and the Prioress are depicted wearing wimples in the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343–1400).
The King James Version of the Bible explicitly lists wimples in Isaiah 3:22 as one of a list of female fineries; however, the Hebrew word 'miṭpaḥoth' (מִטְפָּחוֹת) means 'kerchief'.
See also[edit]
- Hijab, the Islamic head covering worn by Muslim women
References[edit]
- ^Macklin, Herbert Walter & Page-Phillips, John, (Eds.), 1969, p.68[1]
- ^Macklin, Herbert Walter & Page-Phillips, John, (Eds.), 1969, p.69
- ^Heron, Lynford (January 18, 2003). 'Woman, Prayer & Head Covering'. Centurion Ministry. Archived from the original on 2010-03-18.
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wimple&oldid=958130386'
Also found in: Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
wim·ple
(wĭm′pəl)n.1. A cloth wound around the head, framing the face, and drawn into folds beneath the chin, worn by women in medieval times and as part of the habit of certain orders of nuns.
2. b. A ripple, as on the surface of water.
v.wim·pled, wim·pling, wim·ples
v.tr.2. To cause to form folds, pleats, or ripples.
v.intr.2. To ripple.
[Middle English wimpel, from Old English; see weip- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
wimple
(
ˈwɪmpəl)
n1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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. (Physical Geography) Scot a curve or bend, as in a river
vb4. (Clothing & Fashion) (tr) archaic to cover with or put a wimple on
5. (Clothing & Fashion) archaic (esp of a veil) to lie or cause to lie in folds or pleats
[Old English wimpel; related to Old Saxon wimpal, Middle Dutch wumpel, Middle High German bewimpfen to veil]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
wim•ple
(ˈwɪm pəl) n., v. -pled, -pling.n. 1. 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. Chiefly Scot. b. a curve or bend, as in a road or river.
v.t. 3. to cover or muffle with or as if with a wimple.
v.i. 5. to ripple.
6. Chiefly Scot. to follow a curving course, as a road or river.
[before 1100; Middle English wimple, wimpel, Old English wimpel, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German wimpel, Old High German wimpal, Old Norse vimpill]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
wimple
Past participle: wimpled
Gerund: wimpling
| Present |
|---|
| I wimple |
| you wimple |
| he/she/it wimples |
| we wimple |
| you wimple |
| they wimple |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I wimpled |
| you wimpled |
| he/she/it wimpled |
| we wimpled |
| you wimpled |
| they wimpled |
Medieval Headdress Wimple
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am wimpling |
| you are wimpling |
| he/she/it is wimpling |
| we are wimpling |
| you are wimpling |
| they are wimpling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have wimpled |
| you have wimpled |
| he/she/it has wimpled |
| we have wimpled |
| you have wimpled |
| they have wimpled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was wimpling |
| you were wimpling |
| he/she/it was wimpling |
| we were wimpling |
| you were wimpling |
| they were wimpling |
Medieval Wimple And Veil
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had wimpled |
| you had wimpled |
| he/she/it had wimpled |
| we had wimpled |
| you had wimpled |
| they had wimpled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will wimple |
| you will wimple |
| he/she/it will wimple |
| we will wimple |
| you will wimple |
| they will wimple |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have wimpled |
| you will have wimpled |
| he/she/it will have wimpled |
| we will have wimpled |
| you will have wimpled |
| they will have wimpled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be wimpling |
| you will be wimpling |
| he/she/it will be wimpling |
| we will be wimpling |
| you will be wimpling |
| they will be wimpling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been wimpling |
| you have been wimpling |
| he/she/it has been wimpling |
| we have been wimpling |
| you have been wimpling |
| they have been wimpling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been wimpling |
| you will have been wimpling |
| he/she/it will have been wimpling |
| we will have been wimpling |
| you will have been wimpling |
| they will have been wimpling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been wimpling |
| you had been wimpling |
| he/she/it had been wimpling |
| we had been wimpling |
| you had been wimpling |
| they had been wimpling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would wimple |
| you would wimple |
| he/she/it would wimple |
| we would wimple |
| you would wimple |
| they would wimple |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have wimpled |
| you would have wimpled |
| he/she/it would have wimpled |
| we would have wimpled |
| you would have wimpled |
| they would have wimpled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
| Noun | 1. | wimple - headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women headdress, headgear - clothing for the head |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
wimple
How To Make A Wimple
[ˈwɪmpl]N →
griñon mCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
wimple
n → Risef (spec), → Schleierm; (worn by nuns) → (Nonnen)schleierm
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
Link to this page:
