Definition of gimp:
°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 .
°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.
°(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
'', etc. Also, generally, to wrap or twist with string or wire. See''
gimped.