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What usually comes with awfully grim mist shrouding north
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trimmings
Word definitions for trimmings in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 accompaniment to a meal. 2 (context British English) domestic decorations for a room, especially Christmas decorations.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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 ]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ VERB use ▪ To add extra flavour to the soup, Steve used the trimmings from the broccoli that went into the fish terrine. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ She wore a blue velvet gown with black trimmings . ▪ tree trimmings EXAMPLES ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"adornments, accessories, etc.," 1610s, from trim (v.).
Usage examples of trimmings.
Will you tell me why, when it comes to a building, you don't want it to look as if it had any sense or purpose, you want to choke it with trimmings, you want to sacrifice its purpose to its envelope--not knowing even why you want that kind of an envelope?
You wanted an act to help your act--a beautiful, complicated act, all twists, trimmings and words.
Would anyone believe that when Tom’s wife died, he actually could not be induced to see the importance of the children’s having the deepest of trimmings to their mourning?
With just four more dexterous flips of the knife he would assemble the trimmings into a perfectly fitting jigsaw of pieces on top of the primary slice.
For every sandwich the size and shape of the trimmings were different, but the Sandwich Maker would always effortlessly and without hesitation assemble them into a pattern which fitted perfectly.
A second layer of meat and a second layer of trimmings, and the main act of creation would be accomplished.
He flipped each slice of meat neatly on to a slice of bread, trimmed it and assembled all the trimmings into their jigsaw.