TRIMMERS
Noun
trimmers
plural of trimmer
Anagrams
• strimmer
Proper noun
Trimmers
plural of Trimmer
Anagrams
• strimmer
Source: Wiktionary
TRIMMER
Trim"mer, n.
1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.
2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or the like;
one who fluctuates between parties, so as to appear to favor each; a
timeserver.
Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. Macaulay.
3. An instrument with which trimming is done.
4. (Arch.)
Definition: A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers in floor
framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs, or to avoid
bringing joists near chimneys, and the like. See Illust. of Header.
TRIM
Trim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Trimmed; p. pr. & vb. n. Trimming.] Etym:
[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; to make right,
neat, or pleasing; to adjust.
The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith.
2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to
trim a hat. trim a Christmas tree.
A rotten building newly trimmed over. Milton.
I was trimmed in Julia's gown. Shak.
3. To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop;
to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree. " And trimmed the
cheerful lamp." Byron.
4. (Carp.)
Definition: To dress, as timber; to make smooth.
5. (Naut.)
(a) To adjust, as a ship, by arranging the cargo, or disposing the
weight of persons or goods, so equally on each side of the center and
at each end, that she shall sit well on the water and sail well; as,
to trim a ship, or a boat.
(b) To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails.
6. To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. [Colloq.] To trim in
(Carp.), to fit, as a piece of timber, into other work.
– To trim up, to dress; to put in order.
I found her trimming up the diadem On her dead mistress. Shak.
Trim, v. i.
Definition: To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to
favor each.
Trim, n.
1. Dress; gear; ornaments.
Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott.
2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " The trim
of an encounter." Chapman.
3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which
she is well prepared for sailing.
4. (Arch)
Definition: The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially,
that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded
architrave, to protect the plastering at those points. In ballast
trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. R. H. Dana, Jr.
– Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the ship
and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect
or raking.
– Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to the
wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.
Trim, a. [Compar. Trimmer; superl. Trimmest.] Etym: [See Trim, v. t.]
Definition: Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for service
or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship is trim, or
trim built; everything about the man is trim; a person is trim when
his body is well shaped and firm; his dress is trim when it fits
closely to his body, and appears tight and snug; a man or a soldier
is trim when he stands erect.
With comely carriage of her countenance trim. Spenser.
So deemed I till I viewed their trim array Of boats last night.
Trench.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition