a. [ Cf. Gimp, a. ] Neat; spruce. [ Prov. ]

or /mhw>, n. [ See Gimmal, n. ] A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer, ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn about a diameter at right angles to the first. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gimbal joint (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the principle of the gimbal. --
Gimbal ring, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. & v. See Gimlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE., a spruce and pert pretender, also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster. ] A trivial mechanism; a device. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great value.
Syn. -- trinket, gewgaw, knickknack, tchotchke. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. Ornamental objects of no great value.
Syn. -- falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery, trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

n. the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Also written and pronounced gimbled [ OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel, weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See Wimble, n. ] A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a grooved body, and a cross handle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gimlet eye, a squint-eye. [ Colloq. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Gimleted; p. pr. & vb. n. Gimleting. ] 1. To pierce or make with a gimlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a motion like turning a gimlet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. the same word as gemel. See Gemel, and cf. Gimbal. ] 1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or series of interlocked rings. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal mail. [ 1913 Webster ]

In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit
Lies foul with chewed grass. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gimmal joint. See Gimbal joint, under Gimbal.

/mhw>, n. [ Cf. Gimmal, n. ] A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a gimcrack. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ W. gwymp fair, neat, comely. ] Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To notch; to indent; to jag. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. longus long + manus hand. ] Having long hands. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. longus long + -metry: cf. F. longimétrie. ] The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths. Cheyne. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. See Regimen. ] 1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of government, or of the prevailing social system. [ 1913 Webster ]

I dream . . . of the new régime which is to come. H. Kingsley. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform régime being the condition when the flow is equal and uniform at all the cross sections. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ancient régime, or
Ancien régime [ F. ], the former political and social system, as distinguished from the modern; especially, the political and social system existing in France before the Revolution of 1789. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. regimen, -inis, fr. regere to guide, to rule. See Right, and cf. Regal, Régime, Regiment. ] 1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration. Hallam. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh; -- sometimes used synonymously with hygiene. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Gram.) (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one depends on another and is regulated by it in respect to case or mood; government. (b) The word or words governed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. régiment a regiment of men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr. regere to guide, rule. See Regimen. ] 1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen. [ Obs. ] Spenser. “Regiment of health.” Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

But what are kings, when regiment is gone,
But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? Marlowe. [ 1913 Webster ]

The law of nature doth now require of necessity some kind of regiment. Hocker. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A region or district governed. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery, commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of companies, usually ten. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ In the British army all the artillery are included in one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is divided into brigades. [ 1913 Webster ]

Regiment of the line (Mil.), a regiment organized for general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life Guards) whose duties are usually special. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Regimented; p. pr. & vb. n. Regimenting. ] 1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. Washington. [ 1913 Webster ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize according to classes, districts or the like.

The people are organized or regimented into bodies, and special functions are relegated to the several units. J. W. Powell. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to control with a strict discipline. [ PJC ]

a. Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental officers, clothing. [ 1913 Webster ]

Regimental school, in the British army, a school for the instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, and their children, in the rudimentary branches of education. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops classified regimentally. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. (Mil.) The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment; military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same sense. Colman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or relating to regimen; as, regiminal rules. [ 1913 Webster ]