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- Dictionarydressing/ˈdrɛsɪŋ/
noun
- 1. a sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings: "vinaigrette dressing" Similar
- 2. a piece of material used to cover and protect a wound: "an antiseptic dressing" Similar
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The meaning of DRESSING is the act or process of one who dresses. How to use dressing in a sentence.
a liquid mixture, often containing oil, vinegar, and herbs, added to food, especially salads: Drizzle the dressing over the salad leaves and toss to coat. They serve the dressing on the side for those who are counting calories. [ U ] US.
noun. 1. a sauce for food, esp for salad. 2. US and Canadian. a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): stuffing. 3. a covering for a wound, sore, etc.
dress•ing. (ˈdrɛs ɪŋ) n. 1. the act of a person or thing that dresses. 2. a sauce, esp. for salad or other cold foods. 3. stuffing for a fowl: turkey dressing. 4. material used to dress or cover a wound. 5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers. [1400–50]
the act of a person or thing that dresses. a sauce for food: salad dressing. stuffing for a fowl: turkey dressing. material used to dress or cover a wound. manure, compost, or other fertilizers. the ornamental detail of a building, especially that around openings. dressing. / ˈdrɛsɪŋ / noun. a sauce for food, esp for salad.
a mixture of food such as bread, onions and herbs, cut into very small pieces and placed inside a chicken, etc. before it is cooked. [countable] a piece of soft material placed over a wound in order to protect it. Place the dressing directly onto the wound and hold it in place. Topics Healthcare c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
Dressing commonly refers to the activity of putting on clothing. Dressing may also refer to: Technique. Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth. Dressing (knot), the process of arranging a knot. Dressing, the application of a profile onto a grinding wheel.
Dressing refers to either a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance, such as a salad dressing, or the act and process of putting on clothes or covering a wound. It can also refer to the preparation of a particular material in a specific process, like cooking or manufacturing.
Synonyms for DRESSING: plaster, poultice, cream, cataplasm, lotion, salve, ointment, balm; Antonyms of DRESSING: unbandaging, spoiling, disfiguring, marring, scarring, streamlining, displaying, simplifying.
a one-piece garment for a woman, consisting of a skirt and bodice. complete style of clothing; costume: formal dress, military dress. ( modifier) suitable or required for a formal occasion: a dress shirt. the outer covering or appearance, esp of living things: trees in their spring dress of leaves.
