trimming : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: trimming	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for trimming
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
trimming n the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed before it was time for the trimming of the tree" a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" Synonym(s): trimming, trim, passementerie cutting down to the desired size or shape Synonym(s): trim, trimming, clipping
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trim \Trim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trimming}.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of uncertain origin.] 1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust. The hermit trimmed his little fire. --Goldsmith. 2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trimming \Trim"ming\, 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trimming \Trim"ming\, 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.