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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"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 Frances Barton Fox
A guimpe of black net perhaps—tucked, would you say, Joan dear!—and long wrinkled sleeves of the same.
From Why Joan? by Eleanor Mercein Kelly
"Miss Rosa," asked Elinor desperately, "have you such a thing as a guimpe?"
From The Heart of Arethusa by Frances Barton Fox
For trimming garments, there was guimpe, colored tape, Holland tape and Hamburg, the latter an embroidered edging, buttons, some silk covered.
From Domestic Life in Virginia in the Seventeenth Century by Annie Lash Jester
Marjorie wore a light green cashmere, with a white embroidered guimpe, which was one of her favorite frocks.
From Marjorie's New Friend by Carolyn Wells
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