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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024guimpe (gimp, gamp),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
- Clothinggimp1.
- Clothinga part of the habit of nuns of certain orders, consisting of a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders.
- 1840–50; earlier gimp; see gimp1
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: guimpe /ɡɪmp; ɡæmp/ n - a variant spelling of gimp
Etymology: 19th Century: variant of gimp gimp3 /gɪmp/USA pronunciation n. [countable][Slang.]- Slang Termsa limp.
- Slang Termsa person who limps.
v. [no object] - Slang Termsto limp.
gimp•y, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gimp1 (gimp),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga flat trimming of silk, wool, or other cord, sometimes stiffened with wire, for garments, curtains, etc.
- Clothinga coarse thread, usually glazed, employed in lacemaking to outline designs.
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- Dutch gimp
- apparently 1655–65
- Dialect Termsspirit, vigor, or ambition.
- origin, originally uncertain 1900–05
- Slang Termsa limp.
- Slang Termsa person who limps;
lame person.
v.i. - Slang Termsto limp;
walk in a halting manner:a sprain that made her gimp for weeks.
- origin, originally uncertain 1920–25, American.
- Scottish Termsjimp.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gimp, guimpe /ɡɪmp/ n - a tapelike trimming of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with wire
Etymology: 17th Century: probably from Dutch gimp, of unknown origin |