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▪ I. mimp, n. and a.|mɪmp|
[Phonetically symbolic: cf. mim.]
A. n. A pursing up of the lips.
1786J. Burgoyne Heiress iii. ii. 54, I am preparing the cast of the lips for the ensuing winter—thus—It is to be call'd the Paphian mimp. 1822M. Edgeworth Let. 16 Jan. (1971) 321 The famous learned Mrs. Somerville..no set smile or prim look—no mimps with her mouth.
B. adj. Prim, precise, affected, mim.
1882in Lanc. Gloss., Mimp, prim, precise, affected.
So ˈmimpetty mimp adv., in prim silence.
1798C. Smith Yng. Philos. I. 168, I am so teased and so lectured by the old folks that I sit mimpetty mimp before them merely for peace sake.
▪ II. mimp, v. dial.|mɪmp|
[Cf. mimp n.]
†1. trans. To purse up (one's mouth).
1710Brit. Apollo III. No. 35. 2/2 She mimp'd up her Mouth with scorn.
2. intr. ‘To speak or act in an affected or mincing manner; to toy or play with one's food in an affected manner’ (E.D.D.).
c1861Staton Rays from Loominary 41 Peggy coom mimpin up besoide him, lookin bonnily confused. 1880Mrs. Parr Adam & Eve vi. 83, I thought you'd be mimpin' and mincin', and that nothin' ud please 'ee. |