dressing (n.)

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

    [ Syn: salad dressing ]

  2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables

    [ Syn: stuffing ]

  3. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure

    [ Syn: fertilization , fertilisation , fecundation ]

  4. a cloth covering for a wound or sore

    [ Syn: medical dressing ]

  5. processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather

  6. the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

    [ Syn: grooming ]

  7. the act of applying a bandage

    [ Syn: bandaging , binding ]

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