to trim a dress with lace
1trim — [trim] vt. trimmed, trimming [via ME dial. < OE trymman, to make firm, set in order, array < trum, strong, firm: for IE base see TREE] 1. Obs. to prepare; fit out; dress 2. to put in proper order; make neat or tidy, esp. by clipping,… …
2dress — /dres/, n., adj., v., dressed or drest, dressing. n. 1. an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 2. clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 3. formal attire. 4. a particular… …
3lace — n. & v. n. 1 a fine open fabric, esp. of cotton or silk, made by weaving thread in patterns and used esp. to trim blouses, underwear, etc. 2 a cord or leather strip passed through eyelets or hooks on opposite sides of a shoe, corsets, etc.,… …
4lace — 01. Just tie your [laces] in a bow. If you tie them in a knot, you won t be able to get them undone. 02. Janet had on a red blouse with white [lace] at the collar and cuffs. 03. The little boy had tied his [lace] in a knot and couldn t get it… …
5trim — trim1 [trım] v past tense and past participle trimmed present participle trimming [T] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(cut)¦ 2¦(reduce)¦ 3¦(decorate)¦ 4¦(sail)¦ Phrasal verbs trim something<=>back trim down ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [ …
6trim — 1 trimmed, trimming verb (T) 1 CUT to make something look neater by cutting small pieces off it: Your hair needs trimming. | Can you trim the hedge? 2 REDUCE to remove parts of a plan to reduce its cost: We need to trim the Defence budget by a… …
7lace — n 1. tatting, lacework, crochet, needlework, fancywork; openwork, network, net, netting, mesh work, mesh, filigree, web, cobweb, Zool. webbing; arabesque, ornamentation, decoration, embellishment, adornment; ribbon, braid, braiding, cordon, trim …
8trim — v., n., & adj. v. (trimmed, trimming) 1 tr. a set in good order. b make neat or of the required size or form, esp. by cutting away irregular or unwanted parts. 2 tr. (foll. by off, away) remove by cutting off (such parts). 3 tr. a (often foll. by …
9trim — v 1. clip, snip, nip, prune, pare; cut, bob, crop, shingle; shear, shave, fleece, pollard, poll, scalp, cut down to the quick; neaten, even up; shape, form, fashion, sculpt, sculp, sculpture. 2.Often trim off dock, bobtail, lop, chop, hack, cut… …
10Academic dress — or academical dress is traditional clothing for academic settings, primarily tertiary and sometimes secondary education. It is also known as academicals and, in the United States, as academic regalia. Contemporarily, it is commonly seen only at… …