Dressing

Dressing

(1): ( n.) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

(2): ( n.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.

(3): ( n.) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.

(4): ( n.) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.

(5): ( n.) Castigation; scolding; - often with down.

(6): ( p. pr. & vb. n.) of Dress

(7): ( n.) Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

(8): ( n.) An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.

(9): ( n.) Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.