trimmings — adornments, accessories, etc., 1610s, from TRIM (Cf. trim) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary
 
trimmings — [n] accessories, extras accent, accompaniments, additions, clippings, decorations, fixings, frills, garnish, ornaments, supplements, trappings; concept 834 …   New thesaurus
 
trimmings — 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
 
trimmings — n. garnishings with all the trimmings (turkey with all the trimmings) * * * [ garnishings ] with all the trimmings (turkey with all the trimmings) …   Combinatory dictionary
 
trimmings — 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
 
trimmings — noun Trimmings is used after these nouns: ↑hedge …   Collocations dictionary
 
trimmings — 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
 
trimmings —   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
 
trimmings — 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 …   Useful english dictionary
 
trimmings — the cut off waste resulting from preparation of fish fillets …   Dictionary of ichthyology