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Guimpe   Listen
noun
Guimpe  n.  
1.
A kind of short blouse or chemisette, worn under a low-necked dress such as a jumper or pinafore.
2.
A piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a nun's habit.





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"Guimpe" Quotes from Famous Books



... old Sauviat Graslin paid his first evening visit at half-past nine o'clock. Veronique was expecting him, dressed in her blue silk gown and muslin guimpe, over which fell a collaret made of lawn with a deep hem. Her hair was simply worn in two smooth bandeaus, gathered into a Grecian knot at the back of her head. She was seated on a tapestried chair beside her mother, who occupied a fine armchair with a carved back, covered with red ...
— The Village Rector • Honore de Balzac


Words linked to "Guimpe" :   nun's habit, blouse


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