Hypertext Webster Gateway: "trimming"
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\,
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.
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 WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
trimming
n 1: the act of adding decoration; "the children had to be in bed
before it was time for the trimming of the tree"
2: a decoration or adornment on a garment; "the trimming on a
hat"; "the trim on a shirt" [syn: {trim}, {passementerie}]
3: cutting down to the desired size or shape [syn: {trim}, {clipping}]
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