Meaning of mimp | Babel Free

Definitions

A pursing of the lips.

Examples

“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.”

“The Paphian mimp was a certain pucker of the lips considered needful for the highly genteel.”

“My working hunch was that the very young leopard frog tadpole would make a near-perfect donor. […] While he’s little, he’ll mimp-mouth algae from the flanks of a tubifex and harm nothing but a little vermigrade pride.”

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