Hypertext Webster Gateway: "gimp"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gimp \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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gimp \Gimp\, v. t.
To notch; to indent; to jag.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]
Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
gimp
n : disability of walking due to crippling of the legs or feet
[syn: {lameness}, {limping}, {gimpiness}, {gameness}, {claudication}]
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