Lexic.us

2. Adjective. (context: of yarn, cord, thread, wire, etc.) Wrapped or wound tightly with a second length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a ''gimping machine'', leaving the core yarn straight and protected (''[ gimped yarn]''). Also, generally, wrapped or twisted with string or wire (''[ gimped buttons]''). ¹

3. Adjective. (context: of fabric, curtains, clothing, or similar) Adorned with gimp (decorative trim); edged or embroidered. ¹

4. Adjective. Jagged, as a jagged or uneven edge or outline; notched, edged with serrations or grooves; nicked, dented. ¹

5. Adjective. (informal) Crippled, injured; damaged as to awkwardly impede function. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gimped

1. gimp [v] - See also: gimp

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gimped

Literary usage of Gimped

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Iron edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1849)
"Round solid wicks may also be formed by attaching strands of gimped cotton, side by side, to a solid core of paper, or a strong thread of any fibrous or ..."

2. Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States: Annotated for Statistical ...edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun edited by Stephen Koplan, Deanna Tanner Okun (2006)
"... Annotated for Statistical Reporting Purposes Heading/ Subheading Stat, Suffix Article Description Unit of Quantity 5606.00.00 | | gimped ..."

3. Two Centuries of Costume in America, MDCXX-MDCCCXX by Alice Morse Earle (1903)
"The gimped and pinked stomacher, lace apron, and cap are the same. This day of hoop and hood was one of curious contrasts and incongruities. ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and (1910)
"Tudor negative plate. plate), then ribbed or gimped, and finally coiled into a rosette. The rosettes have sufficient spring to ñx themselves in the holes of ..."

5. Trees: A Handbook of Forest-botany for the Woodlands and the Laboratory by Harry Marshall Ward, Percy Groom (1904)
"Slightly gimped between the salient teeth in which the secondaries end, so that the margin appears faintly cut into bays. Petiole short (10—15 mm. ..."

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