Dressing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dressing	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Dressing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dressing n savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type Synonym(s): dressing, salad dressing a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables Synonym(s): stuffing, dressing making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Synonym(s): fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing a cloth covering for a wound or sore Synonym(s): dressing, medical dressing processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes Synonym(s): dressing, grooming the act of applying a bandage Synonym(s): dressing, bandaging, binding
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.] 1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order. [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. --Chaucer. Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of [bd]to direct one's step; to address one's self.[b8] To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer. 2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks. 3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part. 4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically: (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.