guimpe

American  

[gimp, gamp] / gɪmp, gæmp /

noun

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

2. gimp.

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

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guimpe British  

/ ɡæmp, ɡɪmp /

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. a variant spelling of gimp 1

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Etymology

Origin of guimpe

1840–50; earlier gimp; see gimp ¹

Example Sentences

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 Meloney, Mrs W.B.

"And, Arethusa, I can't believe that even Miss Eliza would make you wear a guimpe with an evening dress!"

From The Heart of Arethusa by Fox, Frances Barton

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 Fox, Frances Barton

“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 Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

It landed right on top of the basket of wash, and lay wet and dirty on top of a ruffled guimpe of Dot's.

From Four Little Blossoms and Their Winter Fun by Hawley, Mabel C.