dressing

[dres-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that dresses.

2. a sauce for food.

   salad dressing.

3. stuffing for a fowl.

   turkey dressing.

4. material used to dress or cover a wound.

5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers.

6. the ornamental detail of a building, especially that around openings.

dressing

/ ˈdrɛsɪŋ /

noun

1. a sauce for food, esp for salad

2. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): stuffing. a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking

3. a covering for a wound, sore, etc

4. manure or artificial fertilizer spread on land

5. size used for stiffening textiles

6. the processes in the conversion of certain rough tanned hides into leather ready for use

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; dress, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The TikTok creator is known for posting bizarre videos which often feature him pretending to be a defence lawyer or dressing up as a police officer.

From BBC

Cavallo says football has allowed him to have conversations inside dressing rooms about coming out.

From BBC

When she’s touring, she gets a dressing room, Swift said, but when he’s playing in the same space, they call it a locker room.

From Los Angeles Times

MLB emergency medical procedures now require that naloxone be stored in clubhouses, weight rooms, dugouts and umpire dressing rooms at all ballparks.

From Los Angeles Times

"He always had a view in the dressing room, as you could imagine," says Mark Hughes, who managed Bellamy with Wales, Blackburn and Manchester City.

From BBC

Related Words

• filling 
• stuffing