Deck Or Dock Made Shipshape Crossword Clue

We think the answer is "TRIM" which means:

noun
• • A state of arrangement or appearance
• • A decoration or adornment typically on the edge of a garment
• • Attitude of an aircraft in flight when allowed to take its own orientation
• • Cutting down to the desired size or shape
adjective satellite
• • Thin and fit
• • Characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder
• • Neat and smart in appearance
• • Severely simple in line or design
verb
• • Remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
• • Decorate, as with ornaments
• • Cut down on; make a reduction in
• • Balance in flight by regulating the control surfaces
• • Be in equilibrium during a flight
• • Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
• • Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
• • Cut closely
• • Adjust (sails on a ship) so that the wind is optimally used
adjective
• • Physically fit.
• • Slender, lean.
• • Neat or smart in appearance.
adverb
• • In good order; properly managed or maintained.
• • With sails well trimmed.

An example sentence would be:

• • "She got a new trim at the hair salon."
• • "The trim on his jacket had started to fray."

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