trimmings

  • 1trimmings — adornments, accessories, etc., 1610s, from TRIM (Cf. trim) (v.) …

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  • 2trimmings — [n] accessories, extras accent, accompaniments, additions, clippings, decorations, fixings, frills, garnish, ornaments, supplements, trappings; concept 834 …

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  • 3trimmings — trim|mings [ˈtrımıŋz] n [plural] 1.) with all the trimmings food that is served with all the trimmings is enjoyable because it is served with lots of extra types of food ▪ a roast chicken platter with all the trimmings 2.) small pieces that are… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 4trimmings — n. garnishings with all the trimmings (turkey with all the trimmings) * * * [ garnishings ] with all the trimmings (turkey with all the trimmings) …

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  • 5trimmings — noun (plural) 1 pieces of material used to decorate clothes: the fur trimmings on a hat 2 the small pieces that are left after you have cut something larger: hedge trimmings 3 all the trimmings BrE informal all the other types of food that are… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 6trimmings — noun Trimmings is used after these nouns: ↑hedge …

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  • 7trimmings — trim|mings [ trımıŋz ] noun plural 1. ) extra parts added to a meal to make it traditional or more interesting: We sat down to a Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings. 2. ) small objects or pieces of cloth used for decorating clothes and… …

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  • 8trimmings — UK [ˈtrɪmɪŋz] / US noun [plural] 1) extra parts added to a meal to make it traditional or more interesting We sat down to a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. 2) parts that have been cut off something when it was trimmed 3) small objects or …

    English dictionary

  • 9trimmings —   1. Decorations. Nā mea ho onani, nā mea kīnohinohi; uiki (pipings).   2. Cuttings. Nā mea i oki oki ia.     Thatched house trimmings, loha …

    English-Hawaiian dictionary

  • 10trimmings — noun the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity) an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it • Syn: ↑fixings • Usage Domain: ↑plural, ↑plural form …

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