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.
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.
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.]
