dressing en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.
1913, Robert Barr, chapter 5, in Lord Stranleigh Abroad:
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(countable, uncountable) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
I was even more excited to tailor it with a choice of dressings — blue cheese, ranch, French, Russian, Italian, creamy Italian.
2021 July 21, Gabrielle Hamilton, “A Salad So Good You Can Eat It for Breakfast”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:
- (countable, uncountable) Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
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(countable, uncountable) The activity of getting dressed.
Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.
2004, Kathryn Banks, Joseph Harris, Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations, page 182:
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(countable, obsolete, uncountable) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
Women ought to repair the losses , time and years have made in their features, with dressings
1609 December (first performance), Beniamin Ionson [i.e., Ben Jonson], “Epicoene, or The Silent Woman. A Comœdie. […]”, in The Workes of Beniamin Ionson (First Folio), London: […] Will[iam] Stansby, published 1616, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals):
- (countable, uncountable) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
- (countable, uncountable) Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- (countable, uncountable) An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
"I once saw what a dressing he gave a silly chattering fool, that answered his challenge some time before."
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 71:
- (countable, dated, uncountable) The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
- (Maine, countable, uncountable) Manure that's applied to one's garden.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dressings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
cross-dressing · freedom dressing · stonedressing · dressing mirror · pick dressing · field dressing · dressing forceps · Louis dressing · power dressing · dressing case · dressing table · boiled dressing · set dressing · island dressing · Italian dressing · dressing-bell · hammer-dressing · dressing station · dressing-up · dressing gown · French dressing · blue cheese dressing · dressing-down · ore dressing · salad dressing · dressing jacket · dopamine dressing · Russian dressing · investment dressing · Rhode Island dressing · well dressing · window dressing · dressing-gown · x-dressing · Thousand Island dressing · dressing-boy · wafu dressing · dressing stick · dressing sack · ranch dressing · Catalina dressing · dressing code · hairdressing
Descendants
Synonyms
Translations (82)
mk облекување (activity of getting dressed) · fi rikastaminen (process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals) · ga leasú (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · ru запра́вка (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · es tirita (material applied to a wound) · ar صَلْصَة (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · mk прелив (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar تَرَدٍّ (activity of getting dressed) · la fōmentum (material applied to a wound) · de Würzsoße (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · cmn 沙拉酱 (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · de Dressing (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar غِيَار (material applied to a wound) · fi lannoite (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · gl aderezo (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar ضِمَاد (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · cmn 肥料 (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · sv påklädnad (activity of getting dressed) · fi maanparannusaine (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · sv dressing (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ru одева́ние (activity of getting dressed) · ar رِبَاط (material applied to a wound) · fi tärkki (substance used for stiffening or finishing) · txb śwele (material applied to a wound) · fr sauce (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · hu salátaöntet (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · cmn 敷料 (material applied to a wound) · es aderezo (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · fi haavaside (material applied to a wound) · de Ankleiden (activity of getting dressed) · pl dressing (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar لِبَاس (dress; attire) · es salsa (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · grc σκοροδάλμη (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · kk дәмдеуіш (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ru повя́зка (material applied to a wound) · es curita (material applied to a wound) · grc ὀξάλμη (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · mi tāpi (material applied to a wound) · ar مَرَقَة (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · kk таңғыш (material applied to a wound) · fi salaattikastike (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ja ドレッシング (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · mi takai (material applied to a wound) · ar تَلَبُّس (activity of getting dressed) · ota خشیل (substance used for stiffening or finishing) · pl opatrunek (material applied to a wound) · ru перевя́зка (material applied to a wound) · mi tākaikai (material applied to a wound) · pt tempero (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · de Verband (material applied to a wound) · fi haukkuminen (castigation; scolding) · es apósito (material applied to a wound) · ro imbracat (activity of getting dressed) · hy վիրակապ (material applied to a wound) · fi pukeutuminen (activity of getting dressed) · cmn 作料 (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ja 包帯 (material applied to a wound) · et niit (material applied to a wound) · es cura (material applied to a wound) · tr haşıl (substance used for stiffening or finishing) · fi side (material applied to a wound) · sv påklädning (activity of getting dressed) · mi whakapiripiri (material applied to a wound) · bg превръзка (material applied to a wound) · ja 肥料 (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · cmn 調味汁 /调味汁 (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar ضِمَاد (material applied to a wound) · ru удобре́ние (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · bg обличане (activity of getting dressed) · cmn 穿衣 (activity of getting dressed) · es vendaje (material applied to a wound) · fi koriste (ornamental finish) · id pengolahan bahan galian (process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals) · gd sgeadachadh (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · pt curativo (material applied to a wound) · es vestirse (activity of getting dressed) · cs dresink (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing) · ar دَمَال (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · fi puku (dress; attire) · pt adubo (something added to the soil as a fertilizer) · es vinagreta (sauce, especially a cold one for salads — see also salad dressing)