guimpe

== English == === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɪmp/ Rhymes: -ɪmp Homophone: gimp === Noun === guimpe (countable and uncountable, plural guimpes) Gimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming. 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. A kind of short chemisette or yoke insert made of lace, embroidery, or the like, worn with a low-necked dress. A wimple; a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders, as part of the habit of nuns of certain orders. === Verb === guimpe (third-person singular simple present guimpes, present participle guimping, simple past and past participle guimped) (sewing, textiles) Alternative form of gimp. == French == === Etymology === Inherited 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡɛ̃p/ === Noun === guimpe f (plural guimpes) (religion) wimple chemisette (UK), dickey (US) === Further reading === “guimpe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012