dressings

British

/ ˈdrɛsɪŋz /

plural noun

dressed stonework, mouldings, and carved ornaments used to form quoins, keystones, sills, and similar features

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dressings

Medical applications include wound dressings, drug delivery systems, and resorbable implants or sutures that slowly degrade inside the body.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 2026

He noted that jalapenos were used in only two of its dressings, and nowhere else on the menu.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

Add it to everything from salad dressings to strawberries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 16, 2026

Shortages, he said, run from basic consumables like gauze dressings and painkillers, all the way up to advanced medical equipment.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

He said the procedures were unnecessary and too complicated to follow before surgery and in preparing dressings.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow

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