Definitions for dressing
ˈdrɛs ɪŋdress·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dressing, salad dressingnoun

   savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type

2. stuffing, dressingnoun

   a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

3. fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressingnoun

   making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

4. dressing, medical dressingnoun

   a cloth covering for a wound or sore

5. dressingnoun

   processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

6. dressing, groomingnoun

   the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

7. dressing, bandaging, bindingnoun

   the act of applying a bandage

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dressingnoun

   Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

2. dressingnoun

   A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

3. dressingnoun

   Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

4. dressingnoun

   The activity of getting dressed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dressingnoun

   The application made to a sore.

   Etymology: from dress.

   The second day after we took off the dressings, and found an eschar made by the catheretick. Richard Wiseman, on Tumours.

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1. dressing

   Dressing refers to either a substance added to food to enhance its flavor or appearance, such as a salad dressing, or the act and process of putting on clothes or covering a wound. It can also refer to the preparation of a particular material in a specific process, like cooking or manufacturing.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dressing

   of Dress

2. Dressingnoun

   dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire

3. Dressingnoun

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

4. Dressingnoun

   manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing

5. Dressingnoun

   a preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad

6. Dressingnoun

   the stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat

7. Dressingnoun

   gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics

8. Dressingnoun

   an ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc

9. Dressingnoun

   castigation; scolding; -- often with down

FreebaseRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Dressing

   A dressing is an adjunct used by a person for application to a wound to promote healing and/or prevent further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, which makes it different from a bandage, which is primarily used to hold a dressing in place. Some organisations classify them as the same thing and the terms are used interchangeably by some people. Dressings are frequently used in first aid and nursing.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRESSING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Dressing is ranked #106096 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Dressing surname appeared 168 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Dressing.
   
   98.8% or 166 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Concoction
   • Conversion
   • Covering
   • Enrichment

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'dressing' in Nouns Frequency: #2846

How to pronounce dressing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say dressing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dressing in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dressing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of dressing in a Sentence

1. Vinod Nair:

   Overall improving liquidity and likely window dressing by funds may keep equities at a higher keel till 2014 ends.

2. Diane Murray of Wood-Ridge:

   I was thinking how embarrassed I would be to have her walk around in that costume, and she was embarrassed as well, dressing up as a sexpot is not part of my vision for a happy, healthy childhood. Outfits like that not only suggest a style of dress that is inappropriate but also emphasize the notion of dressing to titillate men, rather than dressing in clothes that make you feel good about yourself.

3. Victor Joe:

   We have chosen to place a dressing that adheres to the open wound, which allows her skin to heal without having to remove the bandages to wash the wounds.

4. Paul Graham, September 2004:

   Dressing up is inevitably a substitute for good ideas. It is no coincidence that technically inept business types are known as "suits."

5. Harriet Beecher Stowe:

   Home is a place not only of strong affections, but of entire unreserved; it is life's undress rehearsal, its backroom, its dressing room, from which we go forth to more careful and guarded intercourse, leaving behind us much debris of cast-off and everyday clothing.

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