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dressing definition

dress·ing (dres′iŋ)

noun

  1. the act of one that dresses
  2. that which is used to dress something, as manure applied to soil or medicines and bandages applied to wounds
  3. a substance used to stiffen fabric during manufacture
  4. a sauce as for salads
  5. a mixture as of bread and seasoning, used for stuffing roast fowl, etc.

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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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dressing Synonyms

dressing

n.

  1. A food mixture

    stuffing, filling, forcemeat.

    Types of dressings include: bread, giblet, oyster, chestnut, potato, prune, plum, apple, duck, turkey, chicken, fish, clam, wild rice.

  2. A flavoring sauce

    Salad dressings include: mayonnaise, French, Russian, Thousand Island, green goddess, blue cheese, Roquefort, Italian, Caesar, vinaigrette, boiled, oil and vinegar;

  3. An external medical application

    bandage, cast, plaster cast, gauze pad, adhesive tape, Band-Aid (trademark), compress, strip, gauze, tourniquet, pack, poultice, wet dressing, plaster, fomentation, application; see also cast 4.

  4. The act of clothing

    getting dressed, arraying, robing, appareling, changing, making a toilette, adorning, decking.

  5. Fertilizer

    manure, humus, compost, leaf mold; see fertilizer.


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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

dressing Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • chamfer: Belfry stage has small slit window with chamfered dressings at its base.

Preposition: in

  • freestone: Upper part of wall and the gable rebuilt in 1981, and contains one rectangular window with chamfered dressings in dark yellow freestone.

Adjective modifier

  • hydrocolloid: Hydrocolloid dressings can also be used on a variety of wound tissue types.

Noun used with modifier

  • alginate: Most alginate dressings now come in a ribbon or rope format that is much easier to pack into the wound bed.
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