DRESSING

dressing. Dressing, n. the act of clothing, saive, a trimming a covering of manure

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Dress″ing, n. 1. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson.
2. 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. Wiseman.
3. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
4. 4. (Cookery) (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
5. 5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
6. 6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
7. 7. Castigation; scolding; — often with down.
Dressing case, a case of toilet utensils. — Dressing forceps, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds. — Dressing gown, a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown. — Dressing room, an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet. — Dressing table, a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand. — Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.