Guimpe

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  • noun. A blouse worn under a jumper.
  • noun. A yoke insert for a low-necked dress.
  • noun. A starched cloth covering the neck and shoulders as part of a nun's habit.
  • noun. undefined
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A chemisette worn with a low or square-necked dress.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. A kind of short blouse or chemisette, worn under a low-necked dress such as a jumper or pinafore.
  • noun. a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Gimp; a narrow flat braid or reinforced cord of fabric used for ornamental trimming.
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. A kind of short chemisette or yoke insert made of lace, embroidery, or the like, worn with a low-necked dress.
  • noun. A wimple; a wide, stiffly starched cloth that covers the neck and shoulders, as part of the habit of nuns of certain orders.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit
  • noun. a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress
  • Word Usage
    "They were dressed in flowing black with starched white guimpe and wimples."
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