Dressing Synonyms & Definitions

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• DressingDefinition & Meaning in English

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

• DressDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. t.) 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.
2. (n.) Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.
3. (v. t.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part.
4. (n.) A ladys gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.
5. (v. i.) To arrange ones self in due position in a line of soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in ranks; as, Right, dress!
6. (v. i.) To clothe or apparel ones self; to put on ones garments; to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.
7. (v. t.) To break and train for use, as a horse or other animal.
8. (v. t.) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to, as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
9. (n.) That which is used as the covering or ornament of the body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel.
10. (v. t.) To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.
11. (v. t.) 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.
12. (n.) The system of furrows on the face of a millstone.
13. (v. t.) 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.