Untrim
/ʌnˈtɹɪm/ verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To remove the trimmings or adornments from. transitive
"1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village She was trimming a very smart straw hat with pink ribbons; trimming and untrimming, for the bows were tied and untied, taken off and put on, and taken off again, with a look of impatience and discontent […]"
- 2 To restore the original shape of (a surface that has been trimmed).
Example
More examples"1824-1832, Mary Russell Mitford, Our Village She was trimming a very smart straw hat with pink ribbons; trimming and untrimming, for the bows were tied and untied, taken off and put on, and taken off again, with a look of impatience and discontent […]"
Etymology
From un- + trim.