"head and neck covering for women," formerly worn out of doors and especially by nuns, Old English wimpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz (cognates: Old Saxon wimpal, Old Frisian wimpel, Middle Dutch, Dutch wimpel, Old High German wimpal, German wimpel, Old Norse vimpill), of obscure origin. Old French guimple (French guimpe) is from Germanic.
实用例句
1. The black wimple enhanced the whiteness of her skin.
黑色的包头巾使她的皮肤显得更加白皙.
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2. Never can one find a single wimple on this cloak.
从来没人能从这件斗篷上找到一个褶.
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3. Never could one find a single wimple on this cloak.