n. 1. A blouse worn under a jumper. 2. A yoke insert for a low-necked dress. 3. A starched cloth covering the neck and shoulders as part of a nun's habit. 4. See gimp1. [French, from Old French guimple, from Old High German wimpal; see weip- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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