overˈtrim, ˌover-ˈtrim, v.
[over- 6, 27.]
† 1. trans. To overbalance (a boat). Obs.
| 1591 Harington Orl. Fur. xxxix. lxxxii, But on another bark while they take hold, They now full fraught, and fearing overtrimming, With cruell sword..Cut of their hands. |
2. To trim (a dress, etc.) too much, or with excess of trimming. Hence ˈover-ˈtrimmed ppl. a., ˈover-ˈtrimming vbl. n.
| 1816 Jane Austen Emma II. xvii. 328, I have the greatest dislike to the idea of being overtrimmed. 1893 G. Hill Hist. Eng. Dress II. 229 A tendency to over-trim. 1895 Daily News 2 Aug. 6/6 Over-trimmed bodices with absolutely plain skirts. 1897 Ibid. 17 Apr. 6/6 The over-trimming..of the early Victorian era. |