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Dressing

//ˈdɹɛsɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy. countable, uncountable

    "She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair."

  2. 2
    the act of applying a bandage wordnet
  3. 3
    A sauce, especially a cold one for salads. countable, uncountable

    "I was even more excited to tailor it with a choice of dressings — blue cheese, ranch, French, Russian, Italian, creamy Italian."

  4. 4
    the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes wordnet
  5. 5
    Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather wordnet
  2. 7
    The activity of getting dressed. countable, uncountable

    "Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings."

  3. 8
    a cloth covering for a wound or sore wordnet
  4. 9
    Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Women ought to repair the losses , time and years have made in their features, with dressings"

  5. 10
    making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure wordnet
  6. 11
    The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc. countable, uncountable
  7. 12
    a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables wordnet
  8. 13
    Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. countable, uncountable
  9. 14
    savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type wordnet
  10. 15
    An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    Castigation; scolding; a dressing down. countable, dated, uncountable

    ""I once saw what a dressing he gave a silly chattering fool, that answered his challenge some time before.""

  12. 17
    The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals. countable, dated, uncountable
  13. 18
    Manure that's applied to one's garden. Maine, countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of dress form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English dressynge, dressande, equivalent to dress + -ing.

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