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dressing

32 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. dressing (noun)
  2. dress (verb)
  3. dressing case (noun)
  4. dressing-down (noun)
  5. dressing glass (noun)
  6. dressing gown (noun)
  7. dressing line (noun)
  8. dressing room (noun)
  9. dressing sack (noun)
  10. dressing station (noun)
  11. dressing table (noun)
  12. compression dressing (noun)
  13. cross-dressing (noun)
  14. French dressing (noun)
  15. green goddess dressing (noun)
  16. Italian dressing (noun)
  17. mineral dressing (noun)
  18. ore dressing (noun)
  19. pick dressing (noun)
  20. ranch dressing (noun)
  21. Russian dressing (noun)
  22. salad dressing (noun)
  23. side-dressing (noun)
  24. stone dressing (noun)
  25. Thousand Island dressing (noun)
  26. well-dressing (noun)
  27. window dressing (noun)
  28. dress down (verb)
  29. dress in (transitive verb)
  30. dress up (verb)

dress·ing

noun \ˈdre-siŋ\

Definition of DRESSING

1
a : the act or process of one who dresses b : an instance of such act or process
2
a : a sauce for adding to a dish (as a salad) b : a seasoned mixture usually used as a stuffing (as for poultry)
3
a : material (as ointment or gauze) applied to cover a lesion or wound b : fertilizing material (as manure or compost)
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Examples of DRESSING

  1. We had turkey with dressing and potatoes for dinner.
  2. The nurse cleaned the cut and applied a dressing.

First Known Use of DRESSING

15th century

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