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

For example, Art Deco furniture was often bulky, its light fittings were meant for high ceilings, and its dressing tables too elaborate for today's compact apartments.

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Because I know you're one of the jokers in the dressing room as well.

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"As I was dressing my son to hand him over to his foster parents who were on their way, I felt the most horrific heartbreak," Ulrik says.

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It suggests the tour has been an act of healing, even if the band have been assigned separate dressing rooms for the first time in their career.

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It’s a reality at the heart of Thanksgiving, when celebrants pass anecdotes around the table as freely as the cornbread dressing and pumpkin pie.

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Related Words

• filling 
• stuffing