Dressing

Definitions

1. Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
   countable, uncountable
2. A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
   countable, uncountable
3. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
   countable, uncountable
4. The activity of getting dressed.
   countable, uncountable
5. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
   countable, obsolete, uncountable
6. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
   countable, uncountable
7. Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
   countable, uncountable
8. An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
   countable, uncountable
9. Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
   countable, dated, uncountable
10. The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
    countable, dated, uncountable
11. Manure that's applied to one's garden.
    Maine, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

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

“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.”

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

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

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