wimple

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈwɪmpəl/

Noun

A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders. / A fold or pleat in cloth.

Japanese Meaning

頭部を覆い、首や顎の周りに巻かれる布。中世ヨーロッパの女性が着用し、現在でも特定の修道会の尼僧が着用する。 / 布の折り目やひだ

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The elderly nun adjusted her wimple before stepping into the chapel.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

年配の修道女は礼拝堂に入る前に頭からあごまでを覆う布を整えた。

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Sense（1）

A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.

Even the unprecedented detail of the Urbanist regulations is still not sufficient to enable us to envisage with accuracy the appearance of the wimple or the other items that went to make up the habit.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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Sense（2）

A fold or pleat in cloth.

Sense（3）

A ripple, as on the surface of water.

Sense（4）

A curve or bend.

Sense（5）

A flag or streamer.

wimples

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