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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

DRESSING, ppr. Adjusting to a line; putting in order; preparing; clothing; embellishing; cultivating.
DRESSING, n.
1. Raiment; attire.
2. That which is used as an application to a wound or sore.
3. That which is used in preparing land for a drop; manure spread over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
4. In popular language, correction; a flogging, or beating.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing]
2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing]
3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing]
4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing, medical dressing]
5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: dressing, grooming]
7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging, binding]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 15th century 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)

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 in senses of DRESS v. 2 a an accompaniment to salads, usu. a mixture of oil with other ingredients; a sauce or seasoning (French dressing). b US stuffing. 3 a a bandage for a wound. b ointment etc. used to dress a wound. 4 size or stiffening used to finish fabrics. 5 compost etc. spread over land (a top dressing of peat). Phrases and idioms: dressing-case a case containing toiletries etc. dressing-down colloq. a scolding; a severe reprimand. dressing-gown a loose usu. belted robe worn over nightwear or while resting. dressing-room 1 a room for changing the clothes etc. in a theatre, sports-ground, etc. 2 a small room attached to a bedroom, containing clothes. dressing-station esp. Mil. a place for giving emergency treatment to wounded people. dressing-table a table with a mirror, drawers, etc., used while applying make-up etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dress Dress, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressedor Drest; p. pr. & vb. n. Dressing.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule. See Right, and cf. Address, Adroit, Direct, Dirge.] 1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. --Chaucer. Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.'' To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer. 2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks. 3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part. 4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Dressing Dress"ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. --B. Jonson. 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. --Wiseman. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. (Cookery) (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. (b) 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. [Colloq.] 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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(dressings) 1. A salad dressing is a mixture of oil, vinegar, and herbs or flavourings, which you pour over salad. Mix the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl. N-MASS: oft supp N 2. A dressing is a covering that is put on a wound to protect it while it heals. N-COUNT

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. 1. Preparing, putting in order. 2. Manure, fertilizer, compost. 3. Force-meat, stuffing.

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