01 n. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
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1.
Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
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2.
An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound.(Surg.)
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3.
Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.(Cookery)
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5.
Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
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7.
Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
Dressing case —
a case of toilet utensils.
Dressing forceps —
a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds.
Dressing gown —
a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.
Dressing room —
an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet.
Top-dressing —
manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.