guimpe
/ɡɪmp/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Gimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
Countable; Uncountable
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A kind of short chemisette or yoke insert made of lace, embroidery, or the like, worn with a low-necked dress.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A wimple; a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders, as part of the habit of nuns of certain orders.
Countable; Uncountable
verb
Alternative form of gimp.
Example Sentences
- "Smocking done in colors on fine white batiste, silk mull, or nainsook makes pretty guimpes and dresses for children and very smart blouses for women."
- "All the nuns at the convent wore plain blouses and skirts except for Sister Edgar, who had permission from the motherhouse to fit herself out in the old things with the arcane names, the wimple, cincture and guimpe."
Etymology
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: guimpe, guimple, *wimpil, *wimpilaz, *wimb-, *-ilaz