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guimpe     (gāmp, gĭmp)  Pronunciation Key 
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 Indo-European roots.]
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