Dictionary entry

Trimming (2)

Webster's Dictionary 1913

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.