gimp

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  1. noun A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure.
  2. noun A limp or a limping gait.
  3. noun A person who limps.
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  1. Perhaps from French guimpe; see guimpe.
  2. Origin unknown.

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  1. from French guimpe, a nun's wimple, or lower part of the hood, gathered in folds about the neck, abbreviation of Old French guimple, from Old High German wimpal, a wimple, veil, = English wimple, q. v. The sense agrees better with that of French guipure, with which there may have been some confusion: see guipure.
  2. from gimp, n.
 

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