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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As for the image itself, Fischer quotes an artist and Lincoln historian describing the 49-year-old candidate’s “leathery appearance,” untrimmed hair and cock-eyed necktie.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023
These "actions" included his outfit choices and untrimmed toenails.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
After each PG&E failure — chiefly disastrous wildfires caused by equipment that sets untrimmed vegetation ablaze — utility execs acknowledge they made mistakes and promise to correct them.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2019
He at times resembled a 19th-century rustic, with untrimmed beard and ragged hair.
From The Guardian • Jun. 24, 2018
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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