wimple
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“Mr. Bu-bu-bu-bu-Biden,” the nun taunted, until Biden’s mother went to the school and told the nun that if she ever spoke to Joey that way again she would rip her wimple right off her head.
From The New Yorker • May 13, 2019
What’s most striking is the juxtaposition of the monochrome nun – she wore the traditional habit complete with wimple and veil – and the brilliant colours which burst from her work.
From The Guardian • Apr. 22, 2018
The tension Leo can generate simply by entering a room is extraordinary; the folds in her wimple look like extra neck tendons.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 21, 2017
Six hours later — clad in a purple velvet suit, a massive belt buckle and a shirt collar as big as a nurse’s wimple — he was ushered into the Oval Office.
From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2015
Who was to know if she sat on the stoop until she heard the crinkle of the midwife’s starched wimple?
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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