bewimple

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verb

To cover with a wimple; veil.

OriginMiddle English bewimplen →
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Meanings

verbbewimple (third-person singular simple present bewimples, present participle bewimpling, simple past and past participle bewimpled)

present singular third person bewimples · participle present bewimpling · participle past bewimpled · past bewimpled

  1. transitiveTo cover with a wimple; veil.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishbewimplen
  2. Englishbewimple

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

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APA

bewimple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewimple

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“bewimple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewimple. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bewimple,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bewimple.

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