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noun
Gimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A kind of short, high-necked blouse with sleeves of the late Victorian era, designed to be worn under a low-cut dress, jumper, or pinafore dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A kind of short chemisette or yoke insert made of lace, embroidery, or the like, worn with a low-necked dress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A wimple; a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders, as part of the habit of nuns of certain orders.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Alternative form of gimp.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
Topics: business, manufacturing, sewing, textiles
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noun
a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: blouse
noun
a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: piece of cloth, piece of material
History
From French guimpe, from Middle French guimpe, from Old French guimple (“wimple”), from Frankish *wimpil, *wimpila (“head scarf”), from Proto-Germanic *wimpilaz, from *wīpaną ("to wind, sling, garland, swing"; from Proto-Indo-European *wimb-, *weyb- (“to turn, rotate”)) + Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (instrumental suffix). Cognate with Old High German wimpal and winfila (“head scarf”), Middle Dutch wumpel (“cap”), Old English wimpel, winpel (“wimple”), Old Norse vimpill (“hood, veil”). Also influenced by Old French guimpre (“a kind of trimming”), from the same Germanic source. More at wimple.
