Wimple

A wimple is a medieval form of female headcovering, formed of a large piece of cloth worn draped around the neck and chin, covering the top of the head; it was usually made from white linen or silk.

Italian women abandoned their head coverings in the 15th century or replaced them with transparent gauze, showing their braids.

Today a plain wimple is worn by the nuns of certain orders who retain a traditional habit.

[3] The Wife of Bath and the Prioress are depicted wearing wimples in the Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer (c. 1343 – 1400).

Marvel’s The Scarlet Witch was originally conceived by artist Jack Kirby as wearing a peaked red wimple.

A wimple as shown in Portrait of a Woman , 1430–1435, by Robert Campin (1375/1379–1444), National Gallery, London. The wimple is constructed of four layers of cloth and the pins holding it in place are visible at the top of the head.
Monumental brass of Margaret, Lady Camoys (d.1310), St George's Church, Trotton, West Sussex. This is the earliest surviving brass of a female figure in England. [ 1 ] She wears around her neck a wimple (or gorget) which hides the chin and sides of the face. This style of dress continued in fashion until the end of the reign of King Edward III (1327–1377). [ 2 ]