pretrimming
/priˈtrɪmɪŋ/
noun
- The act of cutting or trimming something before a final or main trimming.
- The pretrimming of the hedges made the final shaping much easier.
- Before installing the carpet, we did a pretrimming of the edges to fit the room.
- The hairdresser's pretrimming removed split ends before the main cut.
verb
- To trim something lightly or roughly before a final, more precise trimming.
- I am pretrimming the fabric before sewing the hem.
- The chef pretrims the fat from the meat before cooking.
- She pretrimmed the branches so the tree would look neater after the full trim.