Their habit was like that of the Benedictine nuns--a black tunic, white wimple and veil, but is distinguished by a black band on the veil across the forehead.
The female houses of the order had the same regulations as those of the monks; their costume too was the same, a white under garment, a black gown and black veil, with a white wimple around the face and neck.
Beside some little town, Or near some sparkling fountain, Where the waters wimple down!
Nine times she waved the fluttering wimple round, And made a little plot of magic ground.
I require to have the flax to sow in the new land yonder, that when it grows up it may make a white wimplefor my daughter's head on the day of thy wedding.
When old Wimple tasted it, he said: "That's the finest Welsh rarebit I'll ever taste this side of Heaven!
And old Wimple carried home the chafing dish to his wife.
Female figure, wimple round head, in left hand holds a vessel, right hand is on the edge of the vessel, the fingers dipping in.
Everybody but Mrs. Wimple and Mr. Tickler is out of Copy for the moment and the former greets him with coy wit.
Some wore a white silk or linen cap, so shaped as to include and cover the two side-plaits and combine a gorget and wimplein one.
She has a wimple in her hands which she may wind about her head.
The wimple of silk or linen was very generally worn.
On the head, where the hair was closely coiled with a few curls at the forehead, a wimple was worn, which was wound about the head and thrown over the shoulder, not allowing the hair to show.
They wore their hair tied up in a wimpleof coarse linen.
The large wimple was still worn wrapped about the head, and the hair was still carefully hidden.
This will show how very slight were the changes in woman's dress; a plain cloak, a plain gown, and a wimple over the head.
The poorer woman wore always the hood, the wimpletied under the chin, or plain plaited hair.
Once in a while, impelled by curiosity to see or hear something passing, she drew the wimple aside, but so slightly that the face remained invisible.
With the last word, he placed one hand upon his breast, and inclined his head to the woman, who, to see him, had by this time withdrawn the wimple enough to show the face of one but a short time out of girlhood.
The sun streamed garishly over the stony face of the famous locality, and under its influence Mary, the daughter of Joachim, dropped the wimple entirely, and bared her head.
At this point the wimple was drawn aside, and for an instant the whole face of the woman was exposed.
An outer robe of dull woollen stuff completely covered her person, while a white wimple veiled her head and neck.
Instinctively she drew the wimple yet more closely round her face, and laid her hand upon the bolt of the door as if in the impulse of retreat.
She stopped short, drew her wimpleround her face, and was gone.
She drew her wimple round her face as she said these words, and, gathering up her long robe, swept slowly on.
Ay, lady, but still thou art going somewhere," said the girl, aiding her to pull off the wimple and gown.
Scarcely were they gone, when poor Kate Greenly ran into the room, and snatched up a large brown wimple which lay in the window, casting it over her head as if to go forth.
And, as was their wont when the year was in its prime, over her wimple Idonea wore a chaplet of rare red roses, Avice one of blushing white.
But then a kerchief of white Cyprus-lawn, cunningly folded as a wimple o'er the head, and a gorget round the throat, served as a modest screen alike from the ardent sun and the free glances of strangers.
Then Miss Wimple placed the lamp on the floor behind the door, fed the stove with fresh sticks, and with her feet on the little iron hearth, and her head resting on her knees, thought there all night.
That day, Miss Wimple had recourse to as much painfully ingenious dodging behind the low counters as though she had a cloven foot to hide.
In these last words, and only then, Miss Wimpleshowed that she could remember an insult, and avenge it--in her own way.
In the Wimple nest a strange company are met at the bidding of Madeline Splurge, who couches a flashing lance for the life and the honor of her benefactress.
Miss Wimple was too stout-hearted to cry for death, though she felt, that, having lived with heroism, she could at least die with presence of mind.
It was plain to Miss Wimple that she looked poverty-stricken,--an aspect most dreadful to the poor, and upon which the brothers and sisters of penury who by hook or by crook contrive to keep up appearances for the nonce have no mercy.
Then Miss Wimple closed the door and went back to her room, where she sat down on the bed and had a good cry, which was a great comfort.
And Miss Wimple was jubilant over the charming effect, and "went on" in a manner surprising to behold.
The latter commission she performed fully to the poor girl's satisfaction, returning with a loose gown of fine black serge, ready made, and a wimple and hood of clear lawn, little differing from that of a nun.
To know which suit you are pleased to have," replied Ned Dyram; while Ella passed him to seek the wimple which she had cast off in the house.
