guimpe

[ gimp, gamp ]

noun

1. a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
2. gimp ¹.
3. a part of the habit of nuns of certain orders, consisting of a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders.

guimpe

/ ɡɪmp; ɡæmp /

noun

1. a short blouse with sleeves worn under a pinafore dress
2. a fill-in for a low-cut dress
3. a piece of starched cloth covering the chest and shoulders of a nun's habit
4. See gimp
   a variant spelling of gimp 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of guimpe¹

1840–50; earlier gimp; gimp ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of guimpe¹

C19: variant of gimp

Example Sentences

Whatever she got for that must be made with a guimpe that could be taken out to make it a little more festive for the ball.

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The under bodice, which we should call a guimpe, is of white muslin with gold fillets.

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A white guimpe emerged from my black bodice and was fastened round my throat, which was too slender.

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One caught a glimpse of a black guimpe, and a form that was barely defined, covered with a black shroud.

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Her guimpe was never sufficiently opaque, and never ascended sufficiently high.

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