"The guimpe should come off first," said Maura.

As women in Renaissance Italy began to leave their heads uncovered, and to expose their shoulders, the guimpe slowly fell into disuse.

The habit was black serge over a robe of white serge, with a white guimpe, a black bandeau, and veil.

The guimpe (from the French guimpe) was a garment which developed in medieval Western Europe.

To this was added a starched guimpe covering the neck and chest, and for choir duties, a rochet, all covered by a black cape, before the simplification of the habit in the 20th century.

From the early nineteenth century onwards, the term guimpe also described a form of short under-blouse or chemisette which was worn under a pinafore or low cut dress to fill in the neckline and, if sleeved, cover the arms.

White coif: This is the garment's headpiece and includes the white cotton cap secured by a bandeau and a white wimple or guimpe of starched linen, cotton, or (today) polyester to cover the cheeks and neck.

On this occasion she wore a gown of blue velvet with flowing white sleeves, and a tulle guimpe, slightly frilled and edged with blue, covering the shoulders, and rising nearly to the throat, as we see in several of Raffaele's portraits.

"The guimpe should come off first," said Maura.

As women in Renaissance Italy began to leave their heads uncovered, and to expose their shoulders, the guimpe slowly fell into disuse.

The habit was black serge over a robe of white serge, with a white guimpe, a black bandeau, and veil.

The guimpe (from the French guimpe) was a garment which developed in medieval Western Europe.

To this was added a starched guimpe covering the neck and chest, and for choir duties, a rochet, all covered by a black cape, before the simplification of the habit in the 20th century.

From the early nineteenth century onwards, the term guimpe also described a form of short under-blouse or chemisette which was worn under a pinafore or low cut dress to fill in the neckline and, if sleeved, cover the arms.

White coif: This is the garment's headpiece and includes the white cotton cap secured by a bandeau and a white wimple or guimpe of starched linen, cotton, or (today) polyester to cover the cheeks and neck.

On this occasion she wore a gown of blue velvet with flowing white sleeves, and a tulle guimpe, slightly frilled and edged with blue, covering the shoulders, and rising nearly to the throat, as we see in several of Raffaele's portraits.

That brought some of the other old gimps over to the table with their stories.

He had been thinking about the Gimp a lot lately.

He would open the grave and force her to look at what remained of the Gimp.

It was the Gimp, one side of his face covered in dried blood.

The errand boy they knew was a gimp with one arm.

Not even good enough to make the Test of Life, a gimp.

He was thinking about the Gimp, brother to the Hand.

These gimps are so incompetent, three kids and a dog would have a better chance at taking this building.

"I hope you're not doing this story because of the gimp factor," Close tells me in a light tone.

At least not easy for a gimp old man and a mite of a teenage girl.

The new gimp General told him to get up inside the covered wagon where the stiff lay.

Joey would not call someone in a wheelchair a gimp."

I'm not some gimp who's up to his eyeballs in debt living hand to mouth every month.

Then all four men went off to hunt and left just the women and the gimp.

"And don't let me hear you calling yourself a gimp again.

The mainline gimp plans to add (but has not yet added) these features.

More thudding down the stairs: the Gimp was nearly at the bottom.

She spoke with Gimp, whose face registered a deep sadness and, perhaps, some confusion as well.

I think the gimp is threatening us with cops.

The gimp was first used in Sweden, but now is used generally.

Except for the Gimp and whoever it was he was meeting.

The black thread is all used up, and what shall I do about putting gimp on the back of that sofa?

See how far you get on that gimp leg!"