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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
whimple .
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Examples
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Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women.
The White Company Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1902
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Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women.
The White Company Arthur Conan Doyle 1894
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Here and there among the moving throng of dark jerkins and of white surcoats were scattered dashes of scarlet and blue, the whimples or shawls of the women.
The White Company 1890
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She wore her best Sunday black paduasoy, and a hood over the frills of her lace cap, which was tied with whimples under her chin, fastened by a small diamond brooch.
Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century Emma Marshall 1864
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Though the lace mending and lace cleaning for Mrs Lambert's caps and whimples and neckerchiefs and aprons went on, and though the preparation of dainty dishes to please the lawyer's appetite when he came home after hours spent in his office gave more and more satisfaction, Bryda found, and made time for her favourite pursuit.
Bristol Bells A Story of the Eighteenth Century Emma Marshall 1864
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