untrimmed
Americanadjective
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not trimmed.
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Bookbinding. Also (of gathered sections of a book) having the bolts untrimmed by a guillotine or plow.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of untrimmed
First recorded in 1525–35; un- 1 + trim ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing untrimmed
Sonnet 18
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Selection Vocabulary 4, Unit 2
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Vocabulary from Readings 3, Unit 4
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Example Sentences
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They gathered regardless on Wednesday, with one woman wearing a green wreath on her head and holding a sign depicting a full, untrimmed tree under the words “Never Forget.”
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2023
These "actions" included his outfit choices and untrimmed toenails.
From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2021
He at times resembled a 19th-century rustic, with untrimmed beard and ragged hair.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 24, 2018
They included a 2012 incident in Whittier that caused a fatality after a power line broke, allegedly because of an untrimmed tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2014
A waterskin hung under his arm on a leather strap, and ropes of dried seaweed were braided through his waist-long black hair and untrimmed beard.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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