Source etymology 1
Original entry ↗Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped. · To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves.
A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe. · Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire. · The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself. · Gumption.
Attested since about 1660, perhaps from Dutch gimp or French guimpe, and likely from Old French guimpre, a variant of guipure, a kind of trimming. The regional sense of "gumption" is attested since about 1905, and may have developed due to the reinforced nature of gimp cord, or possibly the influence of the words gumption and gumph.
Relationships mentioned by the source
These are extracted mentions, not a timeline or a verified sequence of immediate parents.
Inspect preserved source fields
Raw extraction fields are retained for auditing. Their order does not establish ancestry.
{
"templates": [
{
"name": "bor",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "nl",
"3": "gimp"
},
"expansion": "Dutch gimp"
},
{
"name": "bor",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fr",
"3": "guimpe"
},
"expansion": "French guimpe"
},
{
"name": "der",
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "fro",
"3": "guimpre"
},
"expansion": "Old French guimpre"
}
],
"links": [
[
"gimp",
"gimp#Dutch"
],
[
"guimpe",
"guimpe#French"
],
[
"guimpre",
"guimpre#Old_French"
],
[
"guipure",
"guipure#Old_French"
],
[
"gumption",
"gumption#English"
],
[
"gumph",
"gumph#English"
]
],
"references": [],
"descendants": [],
"lexical": [
{
"pos": "verb",
"glosses": [
"Of yarn, cord, thread, etc., to wrap or wind (surround) with another length of yarn or wire in a tight spiral, often by means of a gimping machine, creating 'gimped yarn', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See gimped.",
"To notch or indent; to jag or make jagged; to edge with serrations or grooves."
],
"tags": [
"dated"
],
"recordId": "3917188826a3b7424e9319125088094df7ad16b59418882a25d587118cc8d3ed",
"rawRecordSha256": "3361430edc61f31e47a3fa69235eabd1add4dc3a60a4aafefd75a8496d8ee83b",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 236884
},
{
"pos": "noun",
"glosses": [
"A narrow ornamental fabric or braid of silk, wool, or cotton, often stiffened with metallic wire or coarse cord running through it, used as trimming for dresses, curtains, furniture, etc. Also guimpe.",
"Any coarse or reinforced thread, such as a glazed thread employed in lacemaking to outline designs, or silk thread used as a fishing leader, protected from the bite of fish by a wrapping of fine wire.",
"The plastic cord used in the plaiting and knotting craft scoubidou (lanyard making); or, the process itself.",
"Gumption."
],
"tags": [
"countable",
"uncountable",
"Northeastern",
"US",
"dated"
],
"recordId": "520d284ba91053d107ad21c770ed1f99e2f7e445fade4fb54b7cc63c48ffc67b",
"rawRecordSha256": "005e034d682759fc29d62fafbfcb98d71413c24bf7f31c6d3d0fdb0a91cc2c78",
"sourceRecordOrdinal": 236883
}
],
"omittedAuxiliaryFields": {
"templates": 0,
"links": 0,
"references": 0,
"descendants": 0,
"lexicalRecords": 0,
"lexicalSenses": 0,
"glosses": 0
}
}