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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

GUIMPE

Guimpe, n. [F. See 2d Gimp. ]

Defn: A kind of short chemisette, worn with a low-necked dress.

New American Oxford Dictionary

guimpe

guimpe |gimp ɡɪmp |(also guimp ) ▶noun historical a high-necked blouse or undergarment worn showing beneath a low-necked dress. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French; related to German Wimpel, Dutch wimpel ‘pennant, streamer, ’ also to wimple and the rare word gimp ‘nun's neckerchief. ’

Oxford Dictionary

guimpe

guimpe |gɪmp |(also guimp ) ▶noun historical a high-necked blouse or undergarment worn showing beneath a low-necked dress. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from French; related to German Wimpel, Dutch wimpel ‘pennant, streamer ’, also to wimple and gimp ‘nun's neckerchief ’.

French Dictionary

guimpe

guimpe n. f. nom féminin Plastron, chemisette en tissu léger.