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▪ I. † ˈwrimple, n. Obs. Also 5 wrympyl. [Cf. rimple n. (also rumple n.2), and wrimpled a.] A crease or fold; a rimple, wrinkle.1499 Promp. Parv. (Pynson) s v b, Wrympyl, or rympyl, ruga. Ibid., Wrympyl, or pleyt of cloth, plica. 1578 Florio 1st Fruites 88 b, The smooth throate maketh foldes with wr...
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rimple
▪ I. rimple, n. Now dial. (ˈrɪmp(ə)l) Also 5 rymple, rympyl. [Corresponds in sense to (M)Du. and (M)LG. rimpel, but may rather represent an OE. ablaut-variant *hrympel (cf. the gloss ‘Rugis, hrypellum’ in Wr.-Wülcker 531, where perhaps m should be supplied). See also rumple n. and wrimple n. The sim...
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frowze
▪ I. † frowze, n. Obs. Also (? 6 frowes), 6–7 frowse, 7–8 fruz, 8 frouze. [Of uncertain origin; possibly an alteration of frounce, with assimilation to friz, fuzz.] ? A wig of frizzed hair worn by women. Also frowze-, fruz-tower.1563 Foxe A. & M. 919/2 Her two gentlewomen..helped her of therwith [he...
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wimple
▪ I. wimple, n. (ˈwɪmp(ə)l) Forms: 1, 3–6 wimpel, 3–5 wympel, 4–6 wymple (1, 3 winpel, 3 wempel, 4 whympel, 5 wim-, wym-, win-, wyn-, -pil, -pill, -pul, -pulle, -pyl, -pylle, Sc. wompyll, 6 wympyll, Sc. womple, 7 wimpell, 9 whimple), 4– wimple. [Late OE. wimpel = (M)LG., (M)Du. wimpel, OHG. wimpal v...
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