dressing

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.

1. A sauce-usually cold-used to coat or top salads and some cold vegetable, fish and meat dishes. 2. A mixture used to stuff poultry, fish, meat and some vegetables. It can be cooked separately or in the food in which it is stuffed. Dressings (also called stuffings) are usually well seasoned and based on breadcrumbs or cubes-though rice, potatoes and other foods are also used.

Material applied to an injured body-part to protect it and assist healing. The material may also act as a means of carrying or enclosing medicines.

1. any of various materials used for covering and protecting a wound. A pressure dressing is used for maintaining constant pressure, as in the control of bleeding. A protective dressing is applied to shield a part from injury or from septic infection.
2. of a carcass of meat see carcass dressing.

• biological d. — skin grafts.
• dry d. — support and pressure bandages not applied to moist wounds.
• occlusive d. — plastic film placed over medication that has been applied to the skin enhances absorption by trapping moisture, raising skin temperature and concentrating the medication.
• d. percentage — see carcass yield.
• wet d. — soaking of a bulky dressing to aid in cleansing, drainage and débridement of a wound. May be applied intermittently or continuously.

IN BRIEF: n. - The act of applying a bandage; The activity of putting clothes on; Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather; A cloth covering for a wound or sore; Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure.

I look forward to turkey and dressing for Thanksgiving dinner.

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Common misspelling(s) of dressing

• adressing

Dansk (Danish)
n. - dressing, sovs, det at klæde sig på, forbinding, stivelse, udspredt kompost

idioms:

• dressing gown    badekåbe, slåbrok
• dressing room    påklædningsværelse, garderobe
• dressing station    forbindsstation
• dressing table    toiletbord

Nederlands (Dutch)
verband, slasaus, mest, vulling, appretuur

Français (French)
n. - habillement, (Méd) pansement, (Culin) présentation, assaisonnement, sauce, farce, engrais, fumages, apprêt (du cuir), (Constr) parement

idioms:

• dressing gown    (GB) robe de chambre, peignoir, déshabillé
• dressing room    (Théât) loge, (US) cabine d'essayage
• dressing station    poste de secours
• dressing table    table de toilette, coiffeuse

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verband, Dressing, Ankleiden, (tech.) Nachbearbeitung, Dünger

idioms:

• dressing gown    Bademantel
• dressing room    (Künstler)garderobe, Umkleidekabine, Ankleidezimmer
• dressing station    Verbandsplatz
• dressing table    Toilettentisch, Frisierkommode

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ντύσιμο, προγύμναση, προετοιμασία (κν. ντρεσάρισμα), γαρνιτούρα ή σάλτσα (λαδόξιδο, λαδολέμονο κ.λπ.), επίδεση τραύματος

idioms:

• dressing gown    (ενδυμ.) ρόμπα δωματίου/σπιτιού, ρόμπ-ντε-σαμπρ
• dressing room    μπουντουάρ, καμαρίνι
• dressing station    σταθμός επίδεσης τραυμάτων
• dressing table    τουαλέτα (έπιπλο)

Italiano (Italian)
fascia, condimento, cambio d'abito

idioms:

• dressing gown    vestaglia
• dressing room    spogliatoio
• dressing station    infermeria
• dressing table    specchiera

Português (Portuguese)
n. - molho (m) de salada, recheio (m) de alimentos, curativo (m)

idioms:

• dressing gown    roupão (m)
• dressing room    camarim (m)
• dressing station    pronto-socorro (m)
• dressing table    toucador (m)
• salad dressing    molho (m) de salada

Русский (Russian)
перевязочный материал, салатная заправка, отделка, обработка

idioms:

• dressing gown    халат
• dressing room    гримерная
• dressing station    пункт первой помощи
• dressing table    трельяж
• salad dressing    салатная заправка

Español (Spanish)
n. - venda, vendaje, aliño, cambio de ropa, cambio de vestido

idioms:

• dressing gown    bata, salto de cama, batín, salida de baño
• dressing room    camarín, vestidor, camerino
• dressing station    puesto de socorro
• dressing table    tocador, coqueta

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - påklädning, smyckande, salladssås, gödsel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
调味品, 化妆, 穿衣

idioms:

• dressing gown    晨袍, 浴衣, 晨褛
• dressing room    更衣室, 化妆室
• dressing station    急救站, 绷扎所
• dressing table    化妆台

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 調味品, 化妝, 穿衣

idioms:

• dressing gown    晨袍, 浴衣, 晨褸
• dressing room    更衣室, 化妝室
• dressing station    急救站, 繃紮所
• dressing table    化妝台

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마무리, 소스, 비료, 화장

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 衣服を着ること, 着付け, 飾り付け, ドレッシング, 仕上げ, 加工, 包帯, 膏薬

idioms:

• dressing gown    部屋着
• dressing room    化粧室, 更衣室, 楽屋
• dressing station    前線応急手当所
• dressing table    化粧テーブル, 鏡台, サイドテーブル

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إرتداء الملابس, صلصه توضع على طعام وبخاصه المصنوعه من الزيت والخل توضع على السلطه, ضمادة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮לבוש, שמלה, תחבושת, רוטב (לסלט), משחה, מילוי, מלית, זבל אורגני שפוזר בשדה‬

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Dressing Table	wishbone dressing
Occlusive Dressing	dressing screen