a. from trim, v.
                  
                
                  
                    
                    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. 
                    The act of reprimanding or chastisting.