dressing

[ dres-ing ]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that dresses.
2. a sauce for food:

   salad dressing.

3. stuffing for a fowl:

   turkey dressing.

4. material used to dress or cover a wound.
5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers.
6. the ornamental detail of a building, especially that around openings.

dressing

/ ˈdrɛsɪŋ /

noun

1. a sauce for food, esp for salad
2. a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking Also called (in Britain and certain other countries)stuffing
3. a covering for a wound, sore, etc
4. manure or artificial fertilizer spread on land
5. size used for stiffening textiles
6. the processes in the conversion of certain rough tanned hides into leather ready for use

Word History and Origins

Origin of dressing¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; dress, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Eliava, in contrast, was a mischievous charmer who pranked his friends, once dressing as a woman to flirt with d’Hérelle at a dinner party, and kept sketchy notes in the lab.

From Salon

Covering the neck and head and dressing modestly became mandatory for women in Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution.

From BBC

She had a man take his fingers and shove them into her body against her will in a department store dressing room, and then turn and walk away as if nothing happened.

From Salon

Like the Barbie press tour last year, the cast have been method dressing - wearing colours similar to their character in the film.

From BBC

The sauce or dressing varieties are just as varied as ketchup, sweet mustard, spicy mustard, garlic and, the most popular, French dressing.

From Salon

Related Words

• filling
• stuffing