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.
3. The act of
reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy a trimming. [Colloq.]
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.
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