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trim·ming

(trĭm′ĭng)

1. The act of one that trims.

2. Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.

3. trimmings Accessories; extras: roast turkey with all the trimmings.

4. trimmings Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.

5. Informal A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.

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trimming

(ˈtrɪmɪŋ)

1. an extra piece used to decorate or complete

2. (plural) usual or traditional accompaniments: roast turkey with all the trimmings.

3. (plural) parts that are cut off

4. (plural) dialect ornaments; decorations: Christmas trimmings.

5. informal a reproof, beating, or defeat

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

trim•ming

(ˈtrɪm ɪŋ)

n.

1. anything used or serving to decorate or complete: the trimming on a uniform.

2. Usu., trimmings. an accompaniment or garnish to a main dish: roast turkey with all the trimmings.

3. trimmings, pieces cut off in trimming, clipping, paring, or pruning.

4. the act of a person or thing that trims.

5. a beating or thrashing.

6. a defeat: Our team took quite a trimming.

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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" decoration - the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
	2.	trimming - a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a hat"; "the trim on a shirt" passementerie, trim adornment - a decoration of color or interest that is added to relieve plainness braiding, gold braid, braid - trimming used to decorate clothes or curtains miniver - trimming on ceremonial robes consisting of white or light grey fur rickrack, ricrac - a narrow zigzag ribbon used as trimming
	3.	trimming - cutting down to the desired size or shape clipping, trim cutting off, cutting, cut - the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends; "the barber gave him a good cut" pruning - the act of trimming a plant

trimming

noun

1. decoration, edging, border, piping, fringe, garnish, braid, frill, festoon, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation the lace trimming on her satin nightgown

plural noun

1. extras, accessories, garnish, ornaments, accompaniments, frills, trappings, paraphernalia, appurtenances a Thanksgiving dinner of turkey and all the trimmings

2. clippings, ends, cuttings, shavings, brash, parings Use any pastry trimmings to decorate the apples.

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

trimming

noun

1. Something that adorns:

adornment, decoration, embellishment, garnishment, garniture, ornament, ornamentation, trim.

2. Informal. The act of defeating or the condition of being defeated:

beating, defeat, drubbing, overthrow, rout, thrashing, vanquishment.

Informal: massacre, whipping.

Slang: dusting, licking.

3. Informal. A punishment dealt with blows or lashes:

beating, flogging, hiding, lashing, thrashing, whipping.

Slang: licking.

Translations

زَرْكَشَة المَلابِسقُصاصَه ، حاشِيَه

lemováníodřezkyozdoba

=-besætningbesætningder er tilbagepynt

Besatz Posament SchnipselVerbrämung

alamar

garniture

afklippaskraut, skreyting

guarnizione

lemovanie

kırpıntı süsleme

修剪下来的东西装饰物

trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ] N

1. (= edging) → adorno m, guarnición f

2. trimmings

2.1. (= cuttings) → recortes mpl

2.2. (= extras, embellishments) turkey with all the trimmings → pavo con su guarnición
without all the trimmings → sin los adornos

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ]

n (= trim) (on clothing, curtains) → ornements mpl trimmings

npl

(COOKERY) (= accompaniments) → accompagnement m, garniture f
a dinner of turkey and all the trimmings → un repas de dinde avec son accompagnement, un repas de dinde avec sa garniture

(fig) (= extras) with all the trimmings
They were married with all the trimmings → Ils se sont mariés en grande pompe.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

trimming

n (on clothes) → Besatz m ? trimmings

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

trimming

[ˈtrɪmɪŋ] n (edging) → bordura trimmings npl (embellishments) → decorazioni fpl; (extras) → accessori mpl (Culin) → guarnizione f; (cuttings) → ritagli mpl
turkey with all the trimmings → tacchino con contorno e tutto il resto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

trim

(trim) – past tense, past participle trimmed – verb

1. to cut the edges or ends of (something) in order to make it shorter and/or neat. He's trimming the hedge; She had her hair trimmed.

2. to decorate (a dress, hat etc, usually round the edges). She trimmed the sleeves with lace.

3. to arrange (the sails of a boat etc) suitably for the weather conditions.

noun

a haircut. She went to the hairdresser's for a trim.

adjective

neat and tidy. a trim appearance.

ˈtrimly adverb

ˈtrimness noun

ˈtrimming noun

1. something added as a decoration. lace trimming.

2. (usually in plural) a piece cut off; an end or edge.

in (good) trim

in good condition. Her figure's in good trim after all those exercises.

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She showed her how to make a pretty trimming of narrow white linen tape, by folding it in pointed shapes and sewing it down very flat with neat little stitches.

"It's a thousand yards round that skirt, as well I know, having hemmed it; but I could sew pretty trimming on if it was from here to Milltown.

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Punctually, as the shrill-toned bell of the black marble study clock began to chime nine, Sir Pitt made his appearance, fresh, neat, smugly shaved, with a waxy clean face, and stiff shirt collar, his scanty hair combed and oiled, trimming his nails as he descended the stairs majestically, in a starched cravat and a grey flannel dressing-gown--a real old English gentleman, in a word--a model of neatness and every propriety.

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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.

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Up it came root and all, as though it were a stalk of corn, and the stranger walked back trimming it as quietly as though pulling up trees were the easiest thing in the world.

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They are bound to think you are on your own, and their shears are all sharpened for the trimming of newcomers like you."

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And there she stayed, and stooped, digging around the plants, trimming, picking dead, dry leaves.

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Lombard will be trimming parkway trees this winter west of Main Street, between the Union Pacific railroad tracks and Roosevelt Road.

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