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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
wimple/ˈwɪmpl/

▶noun a cloth headdress covering the head, neck, and sides of the face, formerly worn by women and still by some nuns.

– derivatives
wimpled adjective.

– origin OE wimpel, of Gmc origin.

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