Nun vs. Wimple

Nunnoun

A member of a Christian religious community of women who live by certain vows and usually wear a habit, those living together in a cloister.

Nunnoun

(by extension) A member of a similar female community in other confessions.

Nunnoun

A prostitute.

Nunnoun

A kind of pigeon with the feathers on its head like the hood of a nun.

Nunnoun

The fourteenth letter of many Semitic alphabets/abjads (Phoenician, Aramaic, Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic and others).

Nunnoun

A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Nunnoun

A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering the head.

Nunnoun

The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n.

Nunnoun

The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in pronunciation to n.

Nunnoun

a woman religious

Nunnoun

a buoy resembling a cone

Nunnoun

the 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Nunnoun

a member of a religious community of women, typically one living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience.

Nunnoun

any of a number of birds whose plumage resembles a nun's habit, especially an Asian mannikin.

Nunnoun

a pigeon of a breed with a crest on its neck.

Nun

A nun is a member of a religious community of women, typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience in the enclosure of a monastery. Communities of nuns exist in numerous religious traditions, including Buddhism, Christianity, Jainism, and Taoism.

Wimplenoun

A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders.

Wimplenoun

A fold or pleat in cloth.

Wimplenoun

A ripple, as on the surface of water.

Wimplenoun

A curve or bend.

Wimplenoun

A flag or streamer.

Wimpleverb

To cover with a wimple.

Wimpleverb

To draw down; to lower, like a veil.

Wimpleverb

To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate.

Wimpleverb

To flutter.

Wimplenoun

A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection, and still retained in the dress of nuns.

Wimplenoun

A flag or streamer.

Wimpleverb

To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence, to hoodwink.

Wimpleverb

To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil.

Wimpleverb

To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of water.

Wimpleverb

To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate.

Wimplenoun

headdress of cloth; worn over the head and around the neck and ears by medieval women

Wimple

A wimple is a medieval form of female headdress, formed of a large piece of cloth worn around the neck and chin, and covering the top of the head. Its use developed in early medieval Europe.