guimpe

[ gimp, gamp ]

noun
  1. a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.

  1. a part of the habit of nuns of certain orders, consisting of a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders.

Origin of guimpe

1
1840–50; earlier gimp;see gimp1

Words Nearby guimpe

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How to use guimpe in a sentence

  • 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.

    A Girl Of The Limberlost | Gene Stratton Porter
  • The under bodice, which we should call a guimpe, is of white muslin with gold fillets.

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

    My Double Life | Sarah Bernhardt
  • One caught a glimpse of a black guimpe, and a form that was barely defined, covered with a black shroud.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
  • Her guimpe was never sufficiently opaque, and never ascended sufficiently high.

    Les Misrables | Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for guimpe

guimpe

/ (ɡɪmp, ɡæmp) /


noun
  1. a short blouse with sleeves worn under a pinafore dress

  2. a fill-in for a low-cut dress

  1. a piece of starched cloth covering the chest and shoulders of a nun's habit

  2. a variant spelling of gimp 1

Origin of guimpe

1
C19: variant of gimp

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