Trimming
['trɪmɪŋ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of adding decoration; 'the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree'.
(noun.) a decoration or adornment on a garment; 'the trimming on a hat'; 'the trim on a shirt'.
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Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Trim
(-) a. from Trim, v.
(n.) The act of one who trims.
(n.) 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 pluraltrimmings. --.
(n.) The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming.
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Examples
- I know somewhere about what things are likely to be; but there's no trimming and squaring my affairs, as Chloe trims crust off her pies. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Observing his second daughter employed in trimming a hat, he suddenly addressed her with: I hope Mr. Bingley will like it, Lizzy. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- I've worked sometimes whole afternoons, trimming her caps, and getting her ready to go to a party. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I wish these fine folk would stay at home till they're asked; and I want to finish trimming my hat (bonnet she meant). Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- You wore a costume of dove-colored silk with ostrich-feather trimming. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- She would re-thread her needle, rearrange tuck and trimming, and work on. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- No, I wouldn't, for the smart caps won't match the plain gowns without any trimming on them. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- How do you like my trimming? Jane Austen. Emma.
- I have some notion of putting such a trimming as this to my white and silver poplin. Jane Austen. Emma.
- I'll finish cutting out that sleeve for you, and I'll give you some trimming for it. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Wy,' said Sam, trimming the rush-light, 'I s'pose the beginnin' wos, that you got into debt, eh? Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The illumination from a shaded oil lamp is soft and agreeable, but the trimming of the wicks, the refilling of bowls, and the cleaning of chimneys require time and labor. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- No machine has yet been invented that will take the place of the deft fingers of women in certain lines of ornamentation, as in final completion and trimming of their hats. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Who invented the scissors and shears for cutting and trimming it when soft? William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Old Mr. Clapp, who was in his shirt-sleeves, trimming the garden-plot, shrank back alarmed. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
- Practically all people know that ribbons and ties, trimmings and dresses, frequently look different at night from what they do in the daytime. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The lungs, heart, liver and trimmings go to the sausage department. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- I told him that, without deep trimmings, the family was disgraced. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- So she sat, corpse-like, as we played at cards; the frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Like them, too, they seem to run to a deal of seed in their tags and trimmings. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
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