Lexicographical Neighbors of Overtrimmed
Literary usage of Overtrimmed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1910)
"... could realize the lowering of artistic feeling and general loss of self-respect
caused in the poor by wearing grotesque, overtrimmed creations when they ..."
2. The Metropolitan (1843)
"Her eyes looked very red ; she wore an overtrimmed blue satin dress, and a large
wedding favour was pinned on her bosom. " I am only the bridesmaid," she ..."
3. The House and Home: A Practical Book by Lyman Abbott (1896)
"Special care should be taken that hats for children under twelve years Children's
of age be not overtrimmed. hats. Neither should they be bent very much, ..."
4. The Next-to-nothing House by Alice Van Leer Carrick (1922)
"... designs in this statement, for they are in a class by themselves — are either
overtrimmed and ornately ugly, ..."
5. Shelter and Clothing: A Textbook of the Household Arts by Helen Kinne, Anna Maria Cooley (1913)
"A hat is spoiled if overtrimmed. 3. After the trimming is pinned in place, hold
hat at a distance and criticize. Notice what may be taken off. 4. ..."
6. The Secrets of Distinctive Dress: Harmonious, Becoming, and Beautiful Dress by Mary Brooks Picken (1918)
"The dresses with which these jewels were worn were simple in design and not
overtrimmed, thus giving the jewels decorative value—a chance to brighten the ..."
7. Publication by National Child Labor Committee (U.S.), Cleveland Foundation Survey Committee, Emergency Conservation Committee (U.S.) (1916)
"... not overtrimmed, and adapted for the sort of wear they seem intended for.
They want a street suit with a skirt wide enough to walk in and a winter coat ..."
8. Text Books of Art Education by Hugo B. Froehlich, Bonnie E. Snow (1906)
"The design is crowded and " fussy," like an overtrimmed bonnet, or a room in
which there is too much furniture. The still-life group in sketch 7 shows the ..."
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