n. [ Cf. F. pimpant smart, sparkish; perh. akin to piper to pipe, formerly also, to excel. Cf. Pipe. ] One who provides gratification for the lust of others; a procurer; a pander. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
n. [ F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela, It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula two-winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather, wing. Cf. Pen a feather. ] (Bot.) A plant of the genus
Water pimpernel. (Bot.)
‖n. (Bot.) A West Indian name for the prickly pear (
n. [ See Pimpernel. ] (Bot.) The burnet saxifrage. See under Saxifrage. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly, weak. ]
n. [ AS. pīpelian to blister; cf. L. papula pimple. ]
a. Having pimples. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Pimpled. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office, occupation, or persom of a pimp. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]