Trimming

a.	1.	a. from Trim, v. The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming, halfway sort of a party. - Jeffrey. Trimming joist (Arch.) a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header. - Knight.
n.	1.	The act of one who trims.
	2.	That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; - usually in the plural<- as, We had a turkey dinner with all the trimmings. ->.
	3.	The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.

Noun	1.	trimming - the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
	2.	trimming - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" Synonyms: passementerie, trim
	3.	trimming - cutting down to the desired size or shape Synonyms: clipping, trim

Smyth sewing, Waterloo, adjunct, adornment, arrangement, backing, beading, beating, bibliopegy, binder board, binding, bonus, book cloth, book cover, book jacket, bookbinding, bookcase, bordering, bordure, case, casemaking, casing-in, collapse, collating, collating mark, color, color patterns, conquering, conquest, cover, crash, deathblow, debacle, decor, decoration, defeat, destruction, downfall, drubbing, dust cover, dust jacket, edging, elaboration, embellishment, emblazonment, emblazonry, embroidery, extra, extra added attraction, extra dash, failure, fall, filigree, filling, fillip, fimbria, fimbriation, flounce, flourish, flower arrangement, folding, footband, frill, frilling, fringe, furbelow, furniture arrangement, galloon, garnish, garnishment, garniture, gathering, gluing-off, hard binding, headband, hem, hiding, illumination, jacket, lagniappe, lambasting, lathering, library binding, licking, lining, lining-up, list, mastery, mechanical binding, motif, niggerhead, ornament, ornamentation, overcoming, overthrow, overturn, padding, perfect binding, plastic binding, premium, quietus, rounding, ruffle, ruin, saddle stitching, selvage, sewing, side sewing, signature, skirting, slipcase, slipcover, smash, smashing, soft binding, something extra, spiral binding, stamping, stapling, stuffing, subdual, subduing, subjugation, superaddition, supple, tailband, temporizing, thrashing, timeserving, tipping, trim, trouncing, twist, undoing, valance, vanquishment, welt, whipping, window dressing, wire stitching, wrapper, wrinkle

Definitions Index: # A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

About this site and copyright information - Online Dictionary Home - Privacy Policy