turban vs wimple

turban

noun
  • A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head. 

  • A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim. 

  • The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell. 

wimple

noun
  • A cloth which usually covers the head and is worn around the neck and chin. It was worn by women in medieval Europe and is still worn by nuns in certain orders. 

  • A fold or pleat in cloth. 

  • A ripple, as on the surface of water. 

  • A curve or bend. 

  • A flag or streamer. 

verb
  • To draw down; to lower, like a veil. 

  • To cover with a wimple. 

  • To flutter. 

  • To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause to ripple or undulate. 

How often have the words turban and wimple occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )