Retrimming

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of retrim form-of, gerund, participle, present

    ""But, come, I must show you the Queen's present;" and, first retrimming the lamp, she opened a casket, containing a lustrous set of emeralds."

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""But, come, I must show you the Queen's present;" and, first retrimming the lamp, she opened a casket, containing a lustrous set of emeralds."

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