trimming

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun The act of one that trims.
• noun Something added as decoration or ornament, especially a band of lace or embroidery on clothing.
• noun Accessories; extras.
• noun Scraps or material removed when something is trimmed.
• noun Informal A sound defeat, beating, or punishment.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The act of one who trims, in any sense.
• noun Specifically, a dressing; a sharp scolding; a drubbing or thrashing.
• noun Anything used for decoration or finish; an ornamental fitting of any sort: usually in the plural: as, the trimmings of a harness or of a hat.
• noun Hence, any accessory or accompaniment: usually in the plural.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

• a. from trim, v.
• (Arch.) a joist into which timber trimmers are framed; a header. See Header.
• noun The act of one who trims.
• noun That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust, ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes, the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the plural.
• noun colloq. The act of reprimanding or chastisting.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun The act of someone who trims.
• noun Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.
• noun An accompaniment to a meal.
• noun colloquial, dated A reprimand or chastisting.
• verb Present participle of trim.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun the act of adding decoration
• noun cutting down to the desired size or shape
• noun a decoration or adornment on a garment