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单词 mimp
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mimpn.adj.

Origin: Of uncertain origin. Perhaps an imitative or expressive formation.
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Perhaps imitative: compare mim adj. and adv. Compare mimp v. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mimp) /mɪmp/.
Chiefly British regional. Obsolete. rare.
A. n.
1. A prim, or affectedly modest or demure, woman.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > [noun] > affected propriety > person > woman
mimp1603
prude1676
priggess1890
1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures xxiii. 166 A Sisternity of mimpes, mops, and idle holy women.
2. The action or result of pursing up the lips, esp. in a prim or demure expression.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [noun] > lip or lips > pursing
purse1665
mimp1786
prima1825
1786 J. 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.
1822 M. Edgeworth Let. 16 Jan. (1971) 321 The famous learned Mrs. Somerville..no set smile or prim look—no mimps with her mouth.
B. adj. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.
Prim, precise, affected, ‘mim’.
ΚΠ
1882 in Lanc. Gloss. Mimp, prim, precise, affected.

Derivatives

mimpetty mimp adv. rare in prim silence.
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1798 C. Smith Young Philosopher I. 168 I am so teased and so lectured by the old folks that I sit mimpetty mimp before them merely for peace sake.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

mimpv.

Brit. /mɪmp/, U.S. /mɪmp/
Origin: Apparently formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: mimp n.
Etymology: Apparently < mimp n. N.E.D. (1906) gives the pronunciation as (mimp) /mɪmp/.
British regional.
1. intransitive. To behave, esp. to speak or eat, in an affected, over-precise, or fussy manner.
ΘΚΠ
the world > action or operation > behaviour > affected behaviour or affectation > be affected or act affectedly [verb (intransitive)]
to make it goodlyc1325
bride?1533
affect1600
mimp1673
to give oneself airs1701
fal-lal1818
pose1840
posturize1850
attitudinize1864
primp1875
posture1877
lardy-dardy1887
to put (or pile) on lugs1889
la-di-da1901
profile1970
1673 [implied in: J. Arrowsmith Reformation v. ii. 67 Were you but simpring, mimping, bridling Ladies, you were sure prize. (at mimping adj.)].
1749 [implied in: D. Garrick Let. 18 July (1963) I. 98 My Indisposition..has secur'd Us Yet from the Mimping and the Mincing; but..we must Expect very soon an inundation of prattle & Nonsense. (at mimping n.)].
1756 E. Perronet Mitre i. cl. 35 Poison'd with ale or oil, or drug, They die—the sharpers mimp or shrug; Then canonize their bones!
1821 H. L. Piozzi Let. 1 Feb. in Intimate Lett. (1914) 360 She took up her book and began so prettily, and so sensibly, where another miss would have mimp'd.
c1861 J. T. Staton Rays fro th' Loominary 41 Peggy coom mimpin up besoide him, lookin bonnily confused.
1880 L. Parr Adam & Eve vi. 83 I thought you'd be mimpin' and mincin', and that nothin' ud please 'ee.
1902 H. Kingsford in Eng. Dial. Dict. (1903) IV. 115/1 [Worcestershire] He mimps at his food.
2. transitive. To purse up (one's mouth). Obsolete.
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the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > mouth > [verb (transitive)] > lips
sever1398
sparec1400
prim1707
mimp1710
pout1748
lip1826
unpurse1838
mouth1960
1710 Brit. Apollo 14–16 June She mimp'd up her Mouth with scorn.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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