TRIM

Definitions

1. 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. Sir W. Scott.
2. 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " The trim of an encounter." Chapman.
3. 3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing.
4. 4. The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points. In ballast trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. R. H. Dana, Jr. -- Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the ship and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect or raking. -- Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.