WIMPLE Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word wimple. (close relations)
Definition of WIMPLE
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headscarf | nounn | |||||||
noun • a kerchief worn over the head and tied under the chin | ||||||||
hijab | nounn | |||||||
noun • a headscarf worn by Muslim women; conceals the hair and neck and usually has a face veil that covers the face • the custom in some Islamic societies of women dressing modestly outside the home | ||||||||
kerchief | nounn | |||||||
noun • a square scarf that is folded into a triangle and worn over the head or about the neck | ||||||||
mantilla | nounn | |||||||
noun • a woman's silk or lace scarf • short cape worn by women | ||||||||
scarf | nounn | |||||||
noun • a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration • a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end verb • masturbate while strangling oneself • unite by a scarf joint • wrap in or adorn with a scarf | ||||||||
shawl | nounn | |||||||
noun • cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders | ||||||||
veil | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a garment that covers the head and face • a membranous covering attached to the immature fruiting body of certain mushrooms • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) • a vestment worn by a priest at High Mass in the Roman Catholic Church; a silk shawl verb • to obscure, or conceal with or as if with a veil • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing | ||||||||
head covering | nounn | |||||||
noun • a garment that covers the head and face |