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dress·ing  (drsng)

n.

1. A therapeutic or protective material applied to a wound.

2. A sauce for certain dishes, such as salads.

3. A stuffing, as for poultry or fish.

4. Manure or other fertilizing material for soil.

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dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ]

n

1. (Cookery) a sauce for food, esp for salad

2. (Cookery) the US and Canadian name for stuffing [2]

3. (Medicine) a covering for a wound, sore, etc.

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) manure or artificial fertilizer spread on land

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) size used for stiffening textiles

6. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Tanning) the processes in the conversion of certain rough tanned hides into leather ready for use See also dressings

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type salad dressing sauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food sauce Louis - mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing - creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing - vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese French dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette - oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic Lorenzo dressing - vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress anchovy dressing - vinaigrette and mashed anchovies Italian dressing - a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill half-and-half dressing - half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads mayo, mayonnaise - egg yolks and oil and vinegar Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise - mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added salad cream - a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise Thousand Island dressing - mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg
	2.	dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables stuffing turkey stuffing - stuffing for turkey oyster dressing, oyster stuffing - stuffing made with oysters forcemeat, farce - mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade"
	3.	dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization enrichment - act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding top dressing - a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in
	4.	dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore medical dressing bandage, patch - a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body cloth covering - a covering made of cloth compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) cataplasm, poultice, plaster - a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. surgical dressing - a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery
	5.	dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather conversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another
	6.	dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes grooming covering - the act of protecting something by covering it investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments primping - careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour" toilette, toilet - the act of dressing and preparing yourself; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast"
	7.	dressing - the act of applying a bandage         bandaging, binding medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury

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dressing

noun

1. sauce, dip, relish, condiment Mix the salad dressing in a bowl

2. bandage, plaster, gauze, Band-Aid (trademark), lint, Elastoplast (trademark), ligature, compress She'll put a dressing on your thumb.

Translations

dressing [ˈdresɪŋ]

A. N

1. (= act) allow time for dressing → déjese tiempo suficiente para vestirse

2. (Med) (= bandage) → vendaje m

3. (Culin) (= salad dressing) → aliño m

4. (Agr) (= fertilizer) → abono m, fertilizante m

B. CPD dressing case N → neceser m
dressing gown N → bata f
dressing room N (Theat) → camerino m (Sport) → vestuario m
dressing station N (Mil) → puesto m de socorro
dressing table N → tocador m

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ] n

(for wound) → pansement m

(for salad, oil and vinegar) → assaisonnement m
dressings for salad → sauces fpl salade
dressing-down [ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn] n (= telling off) → savon m >
to give sb a dressing-down → passer un savon à qn >
dressing gown n (British) (gen) → robe f de chambre; (made of towelling) → peignoir m (= negligée) → déshabillé m
dressing room n

[actors] → loge f

(SPORT) [players] → vestiaire m

(US) (changing room in shop) → cabine f d'essayage
dressing table n → coiffeuse f

dressing

n

(= act) → Anziehen nt, → Ankleiden nt

(Med: = bandage, ointment) → Verband m

(Cook) → Soße f, → Dressing nt

(Agr) → Dünger m; a dressing of phosphate → Phosphatdünger m

(of material) → Appretieren nt; (of stone) → Schleifen nt; (of leather) → Gerben nt; (of wood) → Hobeln nt; (for material) → Appreturmittel nt; (for leather) → Gerbmittel nt

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dressing:

dressing-down

n (inf) → Standpauke f (inf); to give somebody a dressing → jdn herunterputzen (inf), → jdm eine Standpauke halten (inf); to get a dressing → eins auf den Deckel or das Dach kriegen (inf)

dressing gown

n → Morgenrock m, → Morgenmantel m; (in towelling) → Bademantel m

dressing room

n (in house) → Ankleidezimmer nt; (Theat) → (Künstler)garderobe f; (Sport) → Umkleidekabine f

dressing station

n → Verbandsplatz m

dressing table

n → Frisiertoilette or -kommode f

dressing-table set

n → Toilettengarnitur f

dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ]

1. n

a. (act) → il vestirsi; (style) → (modo di) vestire

b. (Med) (bandage) → fasciatura, benda

c. (Culin) (salad dressing) → condimento

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dressing [ˈdrɛsɪŋ]

1. n

a. (act) → il vestirsi; (style) → (modo di) vestire

b. (Med) (bandage) → fasciatura, benda

c. (Culin) (salad dressing) → condimento