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Webster 1913 Edition
Gimp
Gimp
,Adj.
[W.
gwymp
fair, neat, comely.] Smart; spruce; trim; nice.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Gimp
,Noun.
[OF. ]
guimpe
, guimple
, a nun’s wimple, F. guimpe
, OHG. wimpal
a veil G. wimpel
pennon, pendant. See Wimple
, Noun.
A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running through it; – used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
Gimp
,Verb.
T.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
Webster 1828 Edition
Gimp
GIMP
,Noun.
GIMP
,Adj.