Gimp

n. [O. Fr. gimpe, guimple, the pennon of a lance, from O. H. Ger. wimpal, a summer-garment, N. H. Ger. wimpel, pennon, pendant.] A kind of silk, woolen, or cotton twist, often with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse thread, running through it, used as trimming for dresses, &c.