v. t.
The hermit trimmed his little fire. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
A rotten building newly trimmed over. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
I was trimmed in Julia's gown. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
To trim in (Carp.),
To trim up,
I found her trimming up the diadem
On her dead mistress. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
In ballast trim (Naut.),
Trim of the masts (Naut.),
Trim of sails (Naut.),
a.
With comely carriage of her countenance trim. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
So deemed I till I viewed their trim array
Of boats last night. Trench. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to favor each. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. tri- + maculated. ] Marked with three spots, or maculae. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Pref. tri- + L. mel, gen. mellis, honey. ] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain tribasic acid (called also trimellitic acid) metameric with trimesitic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. trimembris triplemembered. See Tri-, and Member. ] Having, or consisting of, three members. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL. See Tri-, and -mere. ] (Zool.) A division of Coleoptera including those which have but three joints in the tarsi. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) One of the Trimera. Also used adjectively. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Trimera. ] (Bot.) Having the parts in threes. [ 1913 Webster ]