wimples (headcloths)

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Scope note
Soft headcloths, especially of linen or silk, wrapped around the throat and passing under the chin from one side of the head to the other, and pinned to a band, hat or the hair. Of a type originating in the Medieval period and retained by nuns of various religions to the present day.
wimples
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025