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Definition of Dressing

1. Noun. Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type.

2. Noun. A mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables.

3. Noun. Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.

4. Noun. A cloth covering for a wound or sore.

5. Noun. Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather.

6. Noun. The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes.

7. Noun. The act of applying a bandage.

Definition of Dressing

1. n. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

Definition of Dressing

1. material applied to cover a wound [n -S]

Medical Definition of Dressing

1. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. 2. An application (a remedy, bandage, etc) to a sore or wound. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat. 5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. 6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc. 7. Castigation; scolding; often with down. Dressing case, a case of toilet utensils. Dressing forceps, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds. Dressing gown, a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown. Dressing room, an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet. Dressing table, a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand. Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dressing

dressed-up dressed ore dressed particle dressed to kill(p) dressed to the nines(p) dresser dresser dressers dresses dressier

dressiest dressily dressiness dressinesses dressing (current term) dressing (current term) dressings dressing case dressing down dressing forceps

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