dressing.
Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
Meaning & usage
Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
The activity of getting dressed.
Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
Manure that's applied to one's garden.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.
present participle and gerund of dress
Where this word comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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