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Meaning of GIMP

Pronunciation:  jimp

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
 
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 Synonyms: claudication, gameness, gimpiness, lameness, limping
 
 See Also: disability of walking, intermittent claudication

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
    Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
    
  2. \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,
    OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See {Wimple},
    n.]
    A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often
    with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running
    through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.
          Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
    
  3. \Gimp\, v. t.
    To notch; to indent; to jag.
    
 

 

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