guimpe

[ gimp, gamp ]

noun

1. a chemisette or yoke of lace, embroidery, or other material, worn with a dress cut low at the neck.
2. gimp ¹.
3. a part of the habit of nuns of certain orders, consisting of a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders.

guimpe

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of guimpe¹

1840–50; earlier gimp; gimp ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of guimpe¹

C19: variant of gimp

Example Sentences

The skirt is long and full, bias on each side, the front breadth turned back; trimmed with guimpe.

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“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.”

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It was a princess, and for evening wear the guimpe had only to be removed.

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A guimpe of black net perhaps—tucked, would you say, Joan dear!—and long wrinkled sleeves of the same.

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Mrs. Saxon's pearl-gray satin was of excellent quality, but of last year's cut, and the modest neck was filled in with the net guimpe which she affected at informal dinners.

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