(piece of) trimming

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• trimming — 1. noun a) The act of someone who trims. I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbours hedges. b) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak. He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table. 2. verb… …   Wiktionary

• Trimming — 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; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trimming — [[t]trɪ̱mɪŋ[/t]] trimmings 1) N VAR: usu supp N The trimming on something such as a piece of clothing is the decoration, for example along its edges, that is in a different colour or material. ...the lace trimming on her satin nightgown. Syn:… …   English dictionary

• trimming joist — Joist Joist (joist), n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[^i]te, fr. gesir to lie, F. g[ e]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.) A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a ceiling, are… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• em|piece|ment — «ehm PEES muhnt», noun. a piece of ornamental material inserted in a garment as a trimming …   Useful english dictionary

• Gwyn Hanssen Pigott — (born 1935, Ballarat, Australia) is a contemporary ceramic artist. With a career spanning over 45 years, influences from her early apprenticeships with English potters Ray Finch, Michael Cardew and Bernard Leach are still apparent in her current… …   Wikipedia

• epaulette — noun a) An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank b) A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress Syn: shoulder strap, shoulder board, shoulder mark …   Wiktionary

• revers — [ri vir′, river′] n. pl. revers [rivirz′, riverz′] [Fr < L reversus: see REVERSE] 1. a part (of a garment) turned back to show the reverse side or facing, as a lapel 2. a piece of trimming made to look like this …   English World dictionary

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Book — A book is a set or collection of written, printed, illustrated, or blank sheets, made of paper, parchment, or other material, usually fastened together to hinge at one side. A single sheet within a book is called a leaf, and each side of a leaf… …   Wikipedia

• Lithic reduction — The Levallois technique of flint knapping Lithic reduction involves the use of a hard hammer precursor, such as a hammerstone, a soft hammer fabricator (made of wood, bone or antler), or a wood or antler punch to detach lithic flakes from a lump… …   Wikipedia