"wympel" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈwimpəl/
Etymology: Inherited from Old English wimpel, winpel, from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wimpel}} Old English wimpel, {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wimpilaz}} Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wympel, {{enm-noun|wymples}} wympel (plural wymples) Forms: wymples [plural], wimpel [alternative], wympyll [alternative], wimpil [alternative], wymple [alternative], wympil [alternative], wimpul [alternative], wynpul [alternative], wymppylle [alternative], wympulle [alternative], wympylle [alternative]
  1. A wimple; a female headcovering, especially (but not only) worn by nuns.
    Sense id: en-wympel-enm-noun-DiET0nRD
  2. (rare) A veil used to cover the box which communion wafers are stored in. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wympel-enm-noun-5ZKTklj3 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Headwear Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 28 48 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 36 59 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 60 5 Disambiguation of Headwear: 37 57 6
  3. (rare) A coloured region of feathers on a bird of prey's head. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-wympel-enm-noun-RORkYhMt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: wimplen

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(rare) A veil used to cover the box which communion wafers are stored in."
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        "(rare) A coloured region of feathers on a bird of prey's head."
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