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 Definitions of Dressing  [ˈdrɛs ɪŋ]  

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Definition of 'Dressing' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) dressing
the act of a person or thing that dresses.

2.  dressing
a sauce, esp. for salad or other cold foods.

3.  dressing
stuffing for a fowl:
turkey dressing.

4.  dressing
material used to dress or cover a wound.

5.  dressing
manure, compost, or other fertilizers.

Etymology:  (1400–50)

Definition of 'Dressing' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) dressing, salad dressing
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

2. (noun) stuffing, dressing
a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

3. (noun) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing
making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

4. (noun) dressing, medical dressing
a cloth covering for a wound or sore

5. (noun) dressing
processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

6. (noun) dressing, grooming
the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

7. (noun) dressing, bandaging, binding
the act of applying a bandage


Definition of 'Dressing' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) dressing
a sauce for flavoring salad
Italian/Russion/Ranch etc. dressing

2.  dressing
the act of putting clothes on
Dressing is difficult for her.

3.  dressing
stuffing for turkey, chicken, etc.
***turkey and dressing

4.  dressing
a covering for a wound
***a dressing for the wound


Definition of 'Dressing' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) Dressing
dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire

2. (noun) Dressing
an application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound

3. (noun) Dressing
manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing

4. (noun) Dressing
a preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad

5. (noun) Dressing
the stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat

6. (noun) Dressing
gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics

7. (noun) Dressing
an ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc

8. (noun) Dressing
castigation; scolding; -- often with down

9.  Dressing
of Dress


Translation of 'Dressing' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: something put on as a covering
We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: bewerking Arabic flag Arabic: غِطاء Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: покритие
Brazilian flag Brazilian: cobertura Czech flag Czech: vrstva German flag German: das Ankleiden, die Bedeck
Danish flag Danish: lag Greek flag Greek: επικάλυψη Spanish flag Spanish: abono
Estonian flag Estonian: pealepanu Farsi flag Farsi: پوشش Finnish flag Finnish: peite
French flag French: apprêt Hebrew flag Hebrew: כִּיסוּי Hindi flag Hindi: आवरण
Croatian flag Croatian: pokrov Hungarian flag Hungarian: trágyázás Indonesian flag Indonesian: lapisan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: lag Italian flag Italian: copertura Japanese flag Japanese: 肥料
Korean flag Korean: 비료, 퇴비 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: sluoksnis Latvian flag Latvian: mēslojums
Malay flag Malay: lapisan Dutch flag Dutch: compost Norwegian flag Norwegian: lag
Persian flag Persian: پوشش Pashto flag Pashto: كالى، جامى Portuguese flag Portuguese: cobertura
Romanian flag Romanian: strat (pus deasupra) Russian flag Russian: удобрение Slovak flag Slovak: vrstva
Slovenian flag Slovenian: preobleka Serbian flag Serbian: preliv Swedish flag Swedish: täcke
Thai flag Thai: สิ่งที่ใช้คลุม Turkish flag Turkish: üste serpilen şey Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 覆蓋物
Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: добриво Urdu flag Urdu: غلاف کے طور پر استعمال شد Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: lớp phủ
Chinese flag Chinese: 覆盖物

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