Dictionary Definition
dressing
Noun
1 savory dressings for salads; basically of two
kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
mayonnaise type [syn: salad
dressing]
2 a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff
meats and vegetables [syn: stuffing]
3 making fertile as by applying fertilizer or
manure [syn: fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation]
4 a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn:
medical
dressing]
5 processes in the conversion of rough hides into
leather
6 the activity of getting dressed; putting on
clothes [syn: grooming]
User Contributed Dictionary
Noun
Derived terms
Translations
material applied to a wound for protection or
therapy
a sauce, especially a cold one for salads
- Hungarian: salátaöntet
something added to the soil as a
fertilizer
the activity of getting dressed
- ttbc Swedish: dressing uncountable (2), dressering (1)
Verb
dressing- present participle of dress
Extensive Definition
Dressing may refer to:
- Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth
- Ore dressing
- Salad dressing, a type of sauce which is generally poured on a salad, or spread on the bread of a sandwich
- Stuffing, a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item
- The application of a profile onto a grinding wheel
- A covering to improve an object's appearance:
Dressing may also refer to:
- Putting on clothing
- The preparation of a game animal for consumption or sale
dressing in Japanese: ドレッシング
dressing in Bulgarian: Дресинг
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
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away, weeding, what-for,
working