trimming
noun
[ ˈtrɪmɪŋ ]
• small pieces trimmed off something.
• "hedge trimmings"
Similar:
cuttings,
clippings,
parings,
shavings,
ends,
brash,
• decoration, especially for clothing.
• "a white romper suit with pink trimmings"
Similar:
decoration,
trim,
ornamentation,
adornment,
passementerie,
embroidery,
frou-frou,
border,
edging,
piping,
purfling,
rickrack,
fringes,
fringing,
frills,
falbalas,
passement,
fimbriations,
trim
verb
• make (something) neat or of the required size or form by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts.
• "trim the grass using a sharp mower"
Similar:
cut,
barber,
crop,
bob,
shorten,
clip,
snip,
shear,
prune,
pollard,
mow,
neaten,
shape,
tidy up,
even up,
• decorate (something), typically with contrasting items or pieces of material.
• "a pair of black leather gloves trimmed with fake fur"
Similar:
decorate,
adorn,
ornament,
embellish,
edge,
pipe,
border,
hem,
fringe,
bedizen,
• adjust (a sail) to take advantage of the wind.
• "her jobs include trimming the spinnaker and dealing with the yacht's plumbing"
• get the better of (someone), typically by cheating them out of money.
• rebuke (someone) angrily.
Origin:
Old English trymman, trymian ‘make firm, arrange’, of which the adjective appears to be a derivative. The word's history is obscure; current verb senses date from the early 16th century when usage became frequent and served many purposes: this is possibly explained by spoken or dialect use in the Middle English period not recorded in extant literature.
