guimpe
Americannoun
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a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
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gimp.
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a part of the habit of nuns of certain orders, consisting of a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders.
noun
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a short blouse with sleeves worn under a pinafore dress
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a fill-in for a low-cut dress
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a piece of starched cloth covering the chest and shoulders of a nun's habit
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a variant spelling of gimp 1
Etymology
Origin of guimpe
1840–50; earlier gimp; see gimp 1
Example Sentences
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She could not help but think, she who had seen it and worn it, both ways, that Miss Eliza would be forced to select, as the prettier, the dress without the guimpe.
From The Heart of Arethusa by Frances Barton Fox
But if there was to be no guimpe....
From The Heart of Arethusa by Frances Barton Fox
“I didn’t know you had anything to study, except how to handle a paint-brush, or tuck in the furniture covering, before you tack the guimpe along the edges.”
From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Lillian Elizabeth Roy
A Reading Lamp—Sage green or black pottery base; an old gold colored paper shade, fluted or plain, top and bottom bound with sage green tape ribbon, or guimpe.
From Better Homes in America Plan Book for Demonstration Week October 9 to 14, 1922 by Mrs W.B. Meloney
"Couldn't I have a guimpe with it?" she suggested hopefully; "if I had a guimpe, it would look different."
From The Heart of Arethusa by Frances Barton Fox
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