trim

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   To cut a small amount off something to make it neat or shorter.

   He trimmed his beard before the interview.

2. 2
   verb

   To decorate something, especially with small ornaments.

   They traditionally trim the tree on Christmas Eve.

3. 3
   noun

   A decoration added to the edge of clothing or an object.

   The coat had a fur trim around the hood.

From Middle English trimen, trymen, trümen, from Old English trymman (“to make firm; strengthen”), from Proto-West Germanic *trummjan, from Proto-Germanic *trumjaną (“to make fast; strengthen”), from Proto-Germanic *trumaz (“firm; strong; sound”).

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