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mimps

mimps is the plural of mimp.

mimps is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mimp.

Meaning of mimp

Noun

mimp (plural mimps)

  1. A pursing of the lips.
    • Sure you muſt have obſerved the drop of the under lip is exploded ſince Lady Simpermode broke a tooth—(Sets her mouth affectedly)—I am preparing the caſt of the lips for the enſuing winter—thus—It is to be call’d the Paphian mimp.1786, John Burgoyne, The Heiress. A Comedy in Five Acts, page 37

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Questions about mimps

What is mimps the plural of?
Mimps is the plural of mimp.

Words near mimps in the dictionary

  1. Mimoň
  2. mimp
  3. mimpathy
  4. mimped
  5. mimping
  6. mimps
  7. Mimram
  8. mims
  9. Mimses
  10. mimsier
  11. mimsies

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