Meaning of GIMP
Pronunciation: | | jimp
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WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet |
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| Synonyms: | | claudication, gameness, gimpiness, lameness, limping |
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| See Also: | | disability of walking, intermittent claudication | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
\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.
\Gimp\, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
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