[gi-pyoo
r; Fr. gee-pyr] 
[-pyoorz; Fr. -pyr] . | 1. | any of various laces, often heavy, made of linen, silk, etc., with the pattern connected by brides rather than by a net ground. |
| 2. | any of various laces or trimmings formerly in use, made with cords or heavy threads, metal, etc. |
| gimp 1 (gĭmp) n. A narrow flat braid or rounded cord of fabric used for trimming. Also called guimpe, guipure. [Perhaps from French guimpe; see guimpe.] |
| gui·pure (gĭ-pŏŏr', -pyŏŏr') n.
[French, from Old French, from guiper, to cover with silk, of Germanic origin; see weip- in Indo-European roots.] |