dressing
Meaning
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- Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- The activity of getting dressed.
- (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
- The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
- Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
- Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
- The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
- Manure that's applied to one's garden.
Synonyms
top dressing
medical dressing
roller bandage
blowing-up
covering material
sharp rebuke
sterile dressing
personal decoration
putting on a garment
book binding
doping material
coating mixture
mould facing
pigment dyes
top application
after fertilizer
after manuring
additional fertilizer
coating material
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.
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dress
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- To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- To put clothes (or, formerly, armour) on (oneself or someone, a doll, a mannequin, etc.); to clothe.
- To design, make, provide, or select clothes (for someone).
- To arrange or style (someone's hair).
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- To adorn or ornament (something).
- To apply a dressing to or otherwise treat (a wound); (obsolete) to give (a wounded person) medical aid.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To fit or prepare (something) for use; to render (something) suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready.
- To cultivate or tend to (a garden, land, plants, etc.); especially, to add fertilizer or manure to (soil); to fertilize, to manure.
- To cut up (an animal or its flesh) for food.
- To prepare (food) for cooking or eating, especially by seasoning it; specifically, to add a dressing or sauce (to food, especially a salad).
- To design, make, or prepare costumes (for a play or other performance); also, to present (a production) in a particular costume style.
- To prepare (a set) by installing the props, scenery, etc.
- To arrange (soldiers or troops) into proper formation; especially, to adjust (soldiers or troops) into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other; to align.
- To treat (someone) in a particular manner; specifically, in an appropriate or fitting manner; (by extension, ironic) to give (someone) a deserved beating; also, to give (someone) a good scolding; to dress down.
- (obsolete) To break in and train (a horse or other animal) for use.
- (obsolete) To prepare (oneself); to make ready.
- To put on clothes.
- To put on clothes.
- Of a thing: to attain a certain condition after undergoing some process or treatment to fit or prepare it for use.
- To allow one's penis to fall to one side or the other within one's trousers.
- (slang) Ellipsis of cross-dress.
- Of an animal carcass: to have a certain quantity or weight after removal of the internal organs and skin; also, to have a certain appearance after being cut up and prepared for cooking.
- Of soldiers or troops: to arrange into proper formation; especially, to form into straight lines and at a proper distance from each other.
- Of a sportsperson: to put on the uniform and have the equipment needed to play a sport.
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