different between trimming vs epaulette

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??m??/

Noun

trimming (countable and uncountable, plural trimmings)

1. (uncountable) The act or process of someone who trims.

   Trimming hedges is easiest when the shears have recently been resharpened.

2. (countable) An instance of that act or process.

   I gave a good trimming to my elderly neighbour's hedges.

3. (countable) Material that is removed by someone trimming something, as a piece of steak.

   He gave the trimmings to the dog under the kitchen table.

4. (historical) An ornamental accessory to a dress or other piece of clothing.
   • 1782, Frances Burney, Cecilia, I.i.5:

     “You must know I commissioned a particular friend of mine, Miss Moffat, to buy me a trimming when she went to Paris […].”

5. An accessory or accompaniment.

   Christmas dinner with all the trimmings

6. (colloquial, dated) A reprimand or chastising.

   to give a boy a trimming

Verb

trimming

1. present participle of trim

   I am helping my elderly neighbour by trimming his hedge.

English

Alternative forms

• epaulet

Etymology

From French épaulette, from épaule (“shoulder”) +? -ette (diminutive).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??p?l?t/, /??p??l?t/

Noun

epaulette (plural epaulettes)

1. An ornamentation, worn on the shoulders of a military uniform, as a sign of rank

   Synonyms: shoulder board, shoulder mark, shoulder strap

2. A similar piece of trimming on a lady’s dress
3. A plate on the anterior wings of some insects

   Synonym: tegula

4. The red patch on the shoulders of a red-winged blackbird

Translations

See also

• shoulder pad
• spaulder, pauldron, épaulière

Further reading

• epaulette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia