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dressing

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

dress·ing

noun \ˈdre-siŋ\

: a usually seasoned mixture of liquids that is added to a salad

: special material that is used to cover a wound

: the act or process of putting on clothes

Full 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

Related to DRESSING

Synonyms
cataplasm, plaster, poultice

dress·ing

noun \-iŋ\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of DRESSING

: a covering (as of ointment or gauze) applied to a lesion

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