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• Trim Castle — ( ga. Caisleán Bhaile Atha Troim), Trim, County Meath, Ireland, on the shores of the Boyne has an area of 30,000 m². It is the remains of the largest Norman castle in Europe, and Ireland s largest castle. It was built primarily by Hugh de Lacy… …   Wikipedia

• Trim (sewing) — Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament.Before the industrial revolution, all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily …   Wikipedia

• Trim — Trim, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trimming}.] [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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Trim, County Meath — Infobox Irish Place name = Trim gaeilge = Baile Átha Troim crest motto = map pin coords = left: 60px; top: 78px north coord = 53.552241 west coord = 6.793413 irish grid = N800567 area = elevation = 61 m (200 ft) province = Leinster county =… …   Wikipedia

• trim — Synonyms and related words: Attic, Ciceronian, abbreviate, ability, abridge, abstain, abstract, adjoin, adjunct, adjustment, adorn, adornment, affix, all ataunto, anal, anchor, annex, apoise, apparel, arrange, arrangement, array, ataunt, athletic …   Moby Thesaurus

• trim — 01. I don t want you to cut my hair; I just want it [trimmed] a bit. 02. She has a [trim] figure despite the fact that she s the mother of three children. 03. The dog s fur needs a [trim] because it s covering his eyes. 04. We need to [trim] back …   Grammatical examples in English

• trim down — verb cut down on; make a reduction in (Freq. 1) reduce your daily fat intake The employer wants to cut back health benefits • Syn: ↑reduce, ↑cut down, ↑cut back, ↑trim, ↑trim back …   Useful english dictionary

• trim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. neat, well ordered, compact, tidy, spruce, smart; slim, lean. v. order, tidy, adjust, dress, arrange; decorate, ornament, adorn; defeat; cheat; balance, equalize; cut, lop, shear, prune, barber;… …   English dictionary for students

• Over-canvassed sailing — A sailing boat that is carrying too much sail for the current wind conditions is said to be over canvassed. An over canvassed boat, whether a dinghy, a yacht or a sailing ship, is difficult to steer and control and tends to heel or roll too much …   Wikipedia

• trim — v 1. clip, snip, nip, prune, pare; cut, bob, crop, shingle; shear, shave, fleece, pollard, poll, scalp, cut down to the quick; neaten, even up; shape, form, fashion, sculpt, sculp, sculpture. 2.Often trim off dock, bobtail, lop, chop, hack, cut… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder