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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
     1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
        attire. --B. Jonson.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
        a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
        surface, it is called a top-dressing.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. (Cookery)
        (a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
            eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
        (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
        silk, linen, and other fabrics.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
        or on a ceiling, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
  
     Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not
        worked into the soil.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Dress \Dress\ (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed
     (dr[e^]st) 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.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to
              dress thy ways.                       --Chaucer.
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     Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of
           ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.''
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or
        curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a
        wounded or diseased part.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
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                  And the Lord God took the man, and put him into
                  the garden of Eden to dress it.   --Gen. ii. 15.
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                  When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn
                  incense.                          --Ex. xxx. 7.
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                  Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.
                                                    --Dryden.
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                  Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.
                                                    --Tennyson
            .
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                  If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have
                  dressed his censures in a kinder form.
                                                    --Carlyle.
        (b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to,
            as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
        (c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body;
            to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with
            garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
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                  Dressed myself in such humility.  -- Shak.
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                  Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy
                  return.                           --Shak.
        (d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other
            animal.
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     To dress up or To dress out, to dress elaborately,
        artificially, or pompously. ``You see very often a king of
        England or France dressed up like a Julius C[ae]sar.''
        --Addison.
  
     To dress a ship (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the
        national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the
        jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and
        pennants are added. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
  
     Syn: To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig;
          trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressedor 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
           ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.''
  
                 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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  dressing
       n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
            the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
            mayonnaise type [syn: salad dressing]
       2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
          vegetables [syn: stuffing]
       3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: fertilization,
           fertilisation, fecundation]
       4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: medical dressing]
       5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
       6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: grooming]
       7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: bandaging, binding]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     Γαλλικά n.
     το δωμάτιο ή χώρος ενός σπιτιού με γκαρνταρόμπα ή αποθηκευτικό χώρο
  ρούχων (βρίσκεται συχνά δίπλα στην κρεββατοκάμαρα)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     French n.
     1 dressing room (small walk-in room off a bedroom)
     2 wardrobe
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm dressynge)
     Polish n.
     (l en dressing) (gl: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Dressing
     German n.
     n dressing (gloss: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     n.
     1 (lb en medicine) material applied to a wound for protection or
  therapy.
     2 (lb en cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
     3 Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
     4 The activity of getting dressed.
     vb.
     (present participle of en dress nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     French n.
     1 dressing room (small walk-in room off a bedroom)
     2 wardrobe
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm dressynge)
     Polish n.
     (l en dressing) (gl: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Dressing
     German n.
     n dressing (gloss: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     French n.
     1 dressing room (small walk-in room off a bedroom)
     2 wardrobe
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm dressynge)
     Polish n.
     (l en dressing) (gl: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Dressing
     German n.
     n dressing (gloss: sauce, especially a cold one for salads)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     Ruotsi n.
     salaatinkastike, kastike

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en dress ordform=prespart)
     Engelska n.
     1 påklädning, påklädnad
     2 förband, salva
     3 gödsel
     4 #Svenska
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb dress)
     Isländska n.
     #Svenska, salladssås

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Dressing
     Tyska n.
     dressing

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  dressing
     n.
     sås som bland annat används till sallader, salladssås

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  Dressing /dɾˈɛsɪŋ/ 
   [cook.] salad dressing , dressing 
        "Ranch-Dressing"  - ranch dressing: ranch
     Synonyms: Salatsoße, Marinade, Salatdressing
  
   see: Salatsoßen, Marinaden, Salatdressings, Dressings, französisches Dressing, italienisches Dressing

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  Dressing /ˈdʁɛsɪŋ/ 
  pengolahan bahan galian
  Zutat zu Speisen als Füllung oder Soße mit einer Mischung aus Kräutern/Gewürzen

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  Dressing /ˈdʁɛsɪŋ/ 
  aliño
  Zutat zu Speisen als Füllung oder Soße mit einer Mischung aus Kräutern/Gewürzen

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  Dressing /ˈdʁɛsɪŋ/ 
  dressing
  Zutat zu Speisen als Füllung oder Soße mit einer Mischung aus Kräutern/Gewürzen

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  dressing /dɹˈɛsɪŋ/
  bemesting, bemisting

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Dressing /dɹˈɛsɪŋ/
  الضمادة

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  dressing //ˈdɹɛsɪŋ// 
  1. обличане
  activity of getting dressed
  2. превръзка
  material applied to a wound