/ ˈwɪmpl; NAmE / noun
a head covering made of cloth folded around the head and neck, worn by women in the Middle Ages and now by some nuns
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English wimpel , of Germanic origin; related to German Wimpel pennon, streamer.
/ ˈwɪmpl; NAmE / noun
a head covering made of cloth folded around the head and neck, worn by women in the Middle Ages and now by some nuns
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WORD ORIGIN
late Old English wimpel , of Germanic origin; related to German Wimpel pennon, streamer.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005