Etymology

bewimple

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Today it means: To cover with a wimple; veil. Full definition →

Middle English bewimplen
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  1. Middle English · inherited frombewimplen
  2. English todaybewimple

From Middle English bewimplen, equivalent to be- + wimple. Compare Dutch bewimpelen (“to bewimple”).

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