Guimpe

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Guimpe \Guimpe\, n. [F. See 2d {Gimp}.]
     1. A kind of short blouse or chemisette, worn under a
        low-necked dress such as a jumper or pinafore. [WordNet
        sense 2]
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  


     2. a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a
        nun's habit. [WordNet sense 1]
        [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  guimpe
       n 1: a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's
            habit
       2: a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or
          pinafore dress