and has come across 'guimpe' in a couple of sentences (that I know of) and doesn't know what it means. Can anyone help with a definition?
The internet search brought up a page with this:
Noun1.guimpe - a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/piece%20of%20cloth>piece of cloth, <http://www.thefreedictionary.com/piece%20of%20material>piece of material - a piece of fabric
2.guimpe - a short blouse with sleeves that is worn under a jumper or pinafore dress
<http://www.thefreedictionary.com/blouse>blouse - a top worn by women
The second reference on search said:
NOUN:1. A blouse worn under a jumper. 2. A yoke insert for a low-necked dress. 3. A starched cloth covering the neck and shoulders as part of a nun's habit.
ETYMOLOGY:French, from Old French guimple, from Old High German wimpal.
(Since this was from the American Dictionary, I assume the 'jumper' referred to is not the English sweater but the sleeveless/low necked dress something like a pinafore.)
Happy reading, Alice in Oregon
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