Gim"mal, a. Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as,
gimmal mail.
In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit Lies foul with chewed
grass.
Shak.
Gimmal joint. See Gimbal joint, under Gimbal.
Gim"mer, Gim"mor (&?;), n. [Cf. Gimmal, n.] A piece of mechanism;
mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Shak.
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Gimp (?), a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.] Smart; spruce; trim; nice.
[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]
Gimp, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe, OHG. wimpal a
veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See Wimple, n.] A narrow ornamental
fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often with a metallic wire, or
sometimes a coarse cord, running through it; -- used as trimming for
dresses, furniture, etc.
Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.
Gimp, v. t. To notch; to indent; to jag.
Gin (?), prep. [AS. ge·n. See Again.] Against; near by; towards; as,
gin night. [Scot.] A. Ross (1778).
Gin, conj. [See Gin, prep.] If. [Scotch] Jamieson.
Gin (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gan (?), Gon (&?;), or Gun (&?;); p. pr. &
vb. n. Ginning.] [OE. ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to
open, cut open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob.
akin to AS. gnan to yawn, and E. yawn. &?; See Yawn, v. i., and cf.
Begin.] To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as,
gan tell. See Gan. [Obs. or Archaic] "He gan to pray." Chaucer.
Gin (?), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d Geneva.] A strong alcoholic
liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and flavored with juniper
berries; -- also called Hollands and Holland gin, because originally,
and still very extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is
usually flavored with turpentine.