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Quote:A mind of the calibre of mine cannot derive its nutriment from cows.[George Bernard Shaw]



Definitions of: trim

Definition: To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.

Definition: To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish; as, to trim a hat.

Definition: To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree.

Definition: To dress, as timber; to make smooth.

Definition: 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.

Definition: To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the sails.

Definition: To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat.

Definition: Dress; gear; ornaments.

Definition: Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim.

Definition: The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.

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.

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