trimming
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈtrɪmɪŋ/
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- Enchiladas for all of us and all the trimmings.
- yard trimmings
- food trimmings
- trimmings collection
The edges of the neckline can be decorated with trimmings or pleats or ruffles.
- The edges of the neckline can be decorated with trimmings or pleats or ruffles.
Examples
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...will win a free Kentucky Chicken Dinner with all the trimmings and enough Cola for a family of six.
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The Christmas dinner with all the trimmings.
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I hardly believed they would want me as I was, plain, without trimming of any kind.
Fiction book (2001) -
"'Please, God, help me find my red hat with the blue trimmings'.
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How do you like the trimmings?
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It's a large pizza with all the trimmings.
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I was duly fitted for a dress in the finest silk... ...with trimmings of English lace.
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Mother made me with a velvet collar pieced together out of trimmings from Mrs. Hedges's black velvet evening dress.
Fiction book (2002) -
So for lunch, I would love a 20-ounce porterhouse steak-- medium, maybe a little bit charred-- with all the trimmings.
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The dress had beautiful trimming along the hem made of delicate lace.
Synonyms
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1.0
Making something look more attractive by adding things like lights or ornaments
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3.8
A decorative edge on clothing
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4.2
Something added to make a person or thing look more attractive
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4.9
Details added to make something look more beautiful
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4.8
A strip of material that you add along an edge to give a neat, decorative finish
Braid, fringe or tassels that are attached to clothes and furniture for decoration
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A small adjustable electronic part used to make fine changes in an electrical circuit
How Decorative
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Morphology
Etymology
Trimming comes from the verb trim, which long ago meant 'to make neat' or 'add the final touch', so people would 'trim' clothes and trees by adding ribbons or small decorations. That's why trimming now means the decorative items or the act of decorating.