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Wimple

Isa. 3:22, (R.V., “shawls”), a wrap or veil. The same Hebrew word is rendered “vail” (R.V., “mantle”) in Ruth 3:15.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)

, “shawls”), a wrap or veil. , “mantle”) in Ruth 3:15.

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1863)

an old English word for hood or veil, used in the Authorized Version of (Isaiah 3:22) The same Hebrew word is translated “veil” in (Ruth 3:15) but it signifies rather a kind of shawl of mantle.

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