salad dressing

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noun

a sauce for a salad, usually with a base of oil and vinegar or of mayonnaise.

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Origin of salad dressing

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby salad dressing

salad bar, salad basket, salad bowl, salad burnet, salad days, salad dressing, salade, salade niçoise, salad fork, salad green, Saladin

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How to use salad dressing in a sentence

Look out for huckleberry salad dressing, ice cream, cocktails, and even as a glaze for beef and other meats.
Eater’s Guide to Idaho’s Snake River Valley|Amanda Gabriele|November 23, 2021|Eater
That includes things like soups, stews, salad dressings and mac and cheese.
How and when to use garlic powder, a reliable seasoning that deserves respect|Aaron Hutcherson|June 25, 2021|Washington Post
For those looking for a nondairy option, extra-virgin olive oil — and I’m talking the good stuff here that you’d use for salad dressings or to drizzle on top of a dish just before serving — is my recommendation.
Potatoes aren’t the only vegetables you should be mashing|Aaron Hutcherson|January 20, 2021|Washington Post
He once experimented with dressing as “Hilda the Wicked Witch” as a way to expand his business to Halloween.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus|Ben Jacobs|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The incident sparked his belief in Santa, but he would have to wait nearly two decades before dressing up as Jolly St. Nick.
Kerry Bentivolio: The Congressman Who Believes in Santa Claus|Ben Jacobs|December 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Followers had traveled many miles to mourn the loss, and aid in the ritual washing, dressing, and honoring of the body.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families|Abby Haglage|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Is this your first time dressing in drag, or have you ever had an Ed Wood moment?
Michael C. Hall on Going Drag for ‘Hedwig and the Angry Inch’ and Exorcising ‘Dexter’|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A cold salad with French string beans is the perfect counterpoint.
The Barefoot Contessa’s Tasty Trip to Paris|Ina Garten|November 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
She was in a soiled dressing gown of purple flannel, with several of the buttons off.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Then she noticed the letter which the child had given her, still lying on the dressing table, with her gloves.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
But Mary had gone home after dressing her mistress, and the fat boy came back again more disturbed than before.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
An argument took place in a coffee-house, between two men of taste, as to the best method of dressing a beefsteak.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various

British Dictionary definitions for salad dressing

salad dressing

noun

a sauce for salad, such as oil and vinegar or mayonnaise

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