'Trim of sails' definitions:

Definition of 'Trim of sails'

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  • Trim \Trim\, n.
  • 1. Dress; gear; ornaments. [1913 Webster]
  • Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland trim. --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. " The trim of an encounter." --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by which she is well prepared for sailing. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Arch) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building; especially, that used around openings, generally in the form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at those points. [1913 Webster]
  • In ballast trim (Naut.), having only ballast on board. --R. H. Dana, Jr.
  • Trim of the masts (Naut.), their position in regard to the ship and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or much aft, erect or raking.
  • Trim of sails (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward. [1913 Webster]