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De - Pt| English Dictionary: Topdressing | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for Topdressing | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Top-dress \Top"-dress`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Top-dressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Top-dressing}.] To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Top-dressing \Top"-dress`ing\, n. The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Dressing \Dress"ing\, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. --B. Jonson. 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. --Wiseman. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 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. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. 6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc. 7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.] {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. | |
