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• n  the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)
  he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it
• n  the act of adding decoration
• n  a decoration or adornment on a garment
• n  cutting down to the desired size or shape

• To prove that "an old Single Winger dies hard," Caldwell borrowed some T trimmings (flankers, men-in-motion, split ends, etc.
• There's detailed instruction on using up leftovers (sea-bass trimmings are transformed into a tartare with lime, coconut milk and chili) and on how to finish an emulsion sauce .
• Although not a gamer, I'm drawn to the PS3 and the Xbox 360 (and its new trimmings) as feats of hitherto unseen technological wonder.

• fixings
• trimming
• trim
• passementerie
• clipping

News & Articles

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• Wilmington on DVD: Side Effects, Free Radicals
  The fictitious drug Ablixa in Side Effects -- an intelligent but unpleasant movie thriller by director-cinematographer-editor Steven Soderbergh -- is supposed to handle depression. But what it actually creates here (or reveals) is a kind of hell on earth, wrapped up in slick movie thriller trimmings.
  June 12, 2013 - Isthmus

Quotes

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• Frank Lampard in Times Online
  It's something I feel very strongly about,Lampard said. "There are good young pros and lads out there, but nowadays it's made too easy for them. Sometimes when you mix with international players and have a taste of the trimmings at 16, 17...
• Will MacKenzie in Forbes
  There was a little clump of grass, like trimmings,MacKenzie said. "It wasn't enough to hurt my shot. I'm just anal about picking up around my ball for some reason."
• Nicholas Negroponte in New York Times
  When I met with Qaddafi, it had all the mystique and trimmings expected: middle of the desert, in a tent, 50 degrees C. etc.,Mr. Negroponte, who was traveling to Asia on Tuesday, wrote in an e-mail message. "It took him very little time to...