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
- untrimmedness noun
Etymology
Origin of untrimmed
First recorded in 1525–35; un- 1 + trim ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
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
An untrimmed beef tenderloin costs a lot less than one that comes peeled and tied.
From Seattle Times
The spokesman is a teenager with wildly untrimmed curly hair; he looks like a gamer on his way to an Art Garfunkel look-alike contest.
From New York Times
These "actions" included his outfit choices and untrimmed toenails.
From Salon
Many were emaciated, with unkempt manes and untrimmed hooves, she said, and they often had parasites.
From Seattle Times
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