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dress·ing
(drĕs′ĭng)n.
1. A therapeutic or protective material applied to a wound.
2. A sauce for certain dishes, such as salads.
3. A stuffing, as for poultry or fish.
4. Manure or other fertilizing material for soil.
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dressing
(ˈdrɛsɪŋ)n
1. (Cookery) a sauce for food, esp for salad
2. (Cookery) US and Canadian a mixture of chopped and seasoned ingredients with which poultry, meat, etc, is stuffed before cooking. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): stuffing
3. (Medicine) a covering for a wound, sore, etc
4. (Agriculture) manure or artificial fertilizer spread on land
5. (Textiles) size used for stiffening textiles
6. (Tanning) the processes in the conversion of certain rough tanned hides into leather ready for use
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
dress•ing
(ˈdrɛs ɪŋ)n.
1. the act of a person or thing that dresses.
2. a sauce, esp. for salad or other cold foods.
3. stuffing for a fowl: turkey dressing.
4. material used to dress or cover a wound.
5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers.
[1400–50]
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| Noun | 1. |  dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise typesauce - flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food sauce Louis - mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing - creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing - vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese Lorenzo dressing - vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress anchovy dressing - vinaigrette and mashed anchovies Italian dressing - a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill half-and-half dressing - half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese; especially good for combination salads mayo, mayonnaise - egg yolks and oil and vinegar Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise - mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added salad cream - a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise Thousand Island dressing - mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg |
| 2. |  dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetablesturkey stuffing - stuffing for turkey oyster dressing, oyster stuffing - stuffing made with oysters forcemeat, farce - mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs concoction, intermixture, mixture - any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" | |
| 3. | dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure enrichment - act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding top dressing - a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in | |
| 4. |  dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sorecloth covering - a covering made of cloth compress - a cloth pad or dressing (with or without medication) applied firmly to some part of the body (to relieve discomfort or reduce fever) cataplasm, poultice, plaster - a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. surgical dressing - a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during surgery | |
| 5. | dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather conversion - the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another | |
| 6. | dressing - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes covering - the act of protecting something by covering it investment - the act of putting on robes or vestments primping - careful or finicky grooming; "the primping alone took more than an hour" | |
| 7. |  dressing - the act of applying a bandage medical aid, medical care - professional treatment for illness or injury |
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dressing
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
تَضْميدغِطاءمَرَق، تَوابِل، رُشوش على الطَّعام
dresingobvazomáčkavrstva
bandageforbindinglagsalatdressing
kötözésöltöz éssalátaöntettrágyázás
lagsáraumbúnaîursósa
omaka
dressing
[ˈdresɪŋ]A. N
1. (= act) allow time for dressing → déjese tiempo suficiente para vestirse
2. (Med) (= bandage) → vendaje m
3. (Culin) (= salad dressing) → aliño m
4. (Agr) (= fertilizer) → abono m, fertilizante m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
dressing
[ˈdrɛsɪŋ] n (for wound) → pansement m
(for salad, oil and vinegar) → assaisonnement m
dressings for salad → sauces fpl saladedressing-down [ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn] n (= telling off) → savon m
to give sb a dressing-down → passer un savon à qn dressing gown n (British) (gen) → robe f de chambre; (made of towelling) → peignoir m (= negligée) → déshabillé mdressing room n
dressings for salad → sauces fpl saladedressing-down [ˌdrɛsɪŋˈdaʊn] n (= telling off) → savon m
to give sb a dressing-down → passer un savon à qn dressing gown n (British) (gen) → robe f de chambre; (made of towelling) → peignoir m (= negligée) → déshabillé mdressing room n
[actors] → loge f
(SPORT) [players] → vestiaire m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
dressing
n
(Med: = bandage, ointment) → Verband m
(of material) → Appretieren nt; (of stone) → Schleifen nt; (of leather) → Gerben nt; (of wood) → Hobeln nt; (for material) → Appreturmittel nt; (for leather) → Gerbmittel nt
dressing
:dressing-down
n (inf) → Standpauke f (inf); to give somebody a dressing → jdn herunterputzen (inf), → jdm eine Standpauke halten (inf); to get a dressing → eins auf den Deckel or das Dach kriegen (inf)
dressing gown
dressing room
dressing station
n → Verbandsplatz m
dressing table
n → Frisiertoilette or -kommode f
dressing-table set
n → Toilettengarnitur f
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
dressing
[ˈdrɛsɪŋ]1. n
b. (Med) (bandage) → fasciatura, benda
c. (Culin) (salad dressing) → condimento
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
dress
(dres) verb1. to put clothes or a covering on. We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.
2. to prepare (food etc) to be eaten. She dressed a salad.
3. to treat and bandage (wounds). He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.
noun1. what one is wearing or dressed in. He has strange tastes in dress.
2. a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece. Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?
dressed adjective wearing (clothes). Don't come in – I'm not dressed!; She was dressed in black; Get dressed immediately; a well-dressed man.
ˈdresser noun1. a kitchen sideboard for holding dishes.
2. (American) a chest of drawers for holding clothes sometimes with a mirror.
ˈdressing noun1. something put on as a covering. We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.
2. a sauce added especially to salads. oil and vinegar dressing.
3. a bandage etc used to dress a wound. He changed the patient's dressing.
ˈdressing-gown noun a loose garment worn over pyjamas etc.
ˈdressing-room noun a room (in a theatre etc) for actors etc to change in.
ˈdressing-table noun a table in a bedroom with a mirror and drawers.
ˈdressmaker noun a person who makes clothes for women.
dress rehearsal a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.
dress up to put on special clothes, eg fancy dress. He dressed up as a clown for the party.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
dress·ing
n. apósito o vendaje, venda de gasa u otro material para cubrir una herida;
adhesive, absorbent ___ → ___ adhesivo, absorbente;
antiseptic ___ → ___ antiséptico;
dry ___ → ___ seco;
fixed ___ → ___ fijo;
occlusive ___ → ___ oclusivo;
pressured ___ → ___ presionado;
removable ___ → ___ desechable;
tie-over ___ → ___ amarrado;
wet ___ → ___ humedecido.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
dressing
n venda, apósito (form), cura, (after application) vendaje m; compression — vendaje compresivo; occlusive — vendaje or apósito oclusivo, cura oclusiva (esp. Esp); pressure — vendaje compresivoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.