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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.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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