Word Meaning

dressing definition and meaning

p. pr. & vb. n. of Dress
n. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
n. An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.
n. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
n. A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
n. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
n. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
n. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
n. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down.

Crossword clues for dressing

- Application for a wound
- Attiring
- Bandaging (wound)
- Donning clothes
- Equipping
- Mayonnaise, perhaps, used as first-aid application
- Putting on clothes to make a salad sauce
- Putting on clothes to make mayonnaise
- Sauce for salad
- Saucy way of putting on clothes?
- Sterile wound-covering