dressing — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

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   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. A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

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

3. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

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4. The activity of getting dressed.

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   Antonyms

   undressing

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   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.

5. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

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

6. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.

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   Synonyms

   forcemeat

7. Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

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8. An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.

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9. Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.

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

10. The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.

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11. Manure that's applied to one's garden.

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Noun

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

   Synonyms

   salad dressing

   Broader terms

   sauce

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

   Synonyms

   stuffing

   Broader terms

   concoctionmixtureintermixture

3. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

   Synonyms

   fertilizationfertilisationfecundation

   Broader terms

   enrichment

4. a cloth covering for a wound or sore

   Synonyms

   medical dressing

   Broader terms

   cloth covering

5. processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

   Broader terms

   conversion

6. the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

   Synonyms

   grooming

   Broader terms

   covering

7. the act of applying a bandage

   Synonyms

   bandagingbinding

   Broader terms

   medical caremedical aid