dressing

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/

Noun

dressing

1. (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
2. A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
3. Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
4. The activity of getting dressed.
   • 2004, Kathryn Banks, Joseph Harris, Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations (page 182)

     Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.

5. (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
6. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
7. Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
8. An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
9. (dated) Castigation; scolding; dressing down.
10. (dated) the process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals

Translations

• German: Verband
• Portuguese: curativo
• Russian: перевя́зка
• Spanish: vendaje, tirita, cura, curita; apósito

Translations

• German: Dressing
• Portuguese: tempero
• Russian: запра́вка
• Spanish: salsa, vinagreta, aderezo

Translations

• Portuguese: adubo
• Russian: удобре́ние

Translations

• German: Ankleiden
• Russian: одева́ние
• Spanish: vestirse

Verb

1. present participle of dress#English|dress

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