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DRESSING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of applying a bandage
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
medical aid; medical care (professional treatment for illness or injury)
Derivation:
dress (apply a bandage or medication to)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
Synonyms:
dressing; grooming
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
covering (the act of protecting something by covering it)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressing"):
investment (the act of putting on robes or vestments)
primping (careful or finicky grooming)
toilet; toilette (the act of dressing and preparing yourself)
Derivation:
dress (put on clothes)
dress (provide with clothes or put clothes on)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
conversion (the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another)
Derivation:
dress (convert into leather)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A cloth covering for a wound or sore
Synonyms:
dressing; medical dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
cloth covering (a covering made of cloth)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressing"):
bandage; patch (a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body)
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; plaster; poultice (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)
Derivation:
dress (apply a bandage or medication to)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
Synonyms:
dressing; fecundation; fertilisation; fertilization
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
enrichment (act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressing"):
top dressing (a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
Synonyms:
dressing; stuffing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
concoction; intermixture; mixture (any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressing"):
farce; forcemeat (mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs)
oyster dressing; oyster stuffing (stuffing made with oysters)
turkey stuffing (stuffing for turkey)
Derivation:
dress (kill and prepare for market or consumption)
Sense 7
Meaning:
Savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
Synonyms:
dressing; salad dressing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("dressing" is a kind of...):
sauce (flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dressing"):
Thousand Island dressing (mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg)
salad cream (a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise)
Russian dressing; Russian mayonnaise (mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added)
mayo; mayonnaise (egg yolks and oil and vinegar)
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)
Italian dressing (a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill)
anchovy dressing (vinaigrette and mashed anchovies)
Lorenzo dressing (vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress)
French dressing; sauce vinaigrette; vinaigrette (oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic)
blue cheese dressing; Roquefort dressing (vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese)
bleu cheese dressing; blue cheese dressing (creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese)
sauce Louis (mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice)
Derivation:
dress (put a dressing on)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb dress
Context examples:
Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ-DI) Aids or devices that you usually use for any of these activities - Devices used for dressing (button hook, zipper pull, long-handled shoe horn, etc.).
(HAQ-DI - Aids or Devices - Used For Dressing, NCI Thesaurus)
Bring in wine while the food is dressing.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Her eldest daughter had great personal beauty, and the younger ones, by pretending to be as handsome as their sister, imitating her air, and dressing in the same style, did very well.
(Northanger Abbey, by Jane Austen)
The questionnaire contains 8 categories of 46 items; dressing and grooming, arising, eating, walking, hygiene, reaching, grip, and activities.
(Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
The Oswestry Disability Index Version 2.1a (ODI v2.1a) Section 2: Personal care (washing, dressing, etc.).
(ODI v2.1a - Personal Care, NCI Thesaurus)
Her sister was perhaps laid down upon the bed, or in her dressing gown, and therefore not able to come to them.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
She had sent while dressing, and the answer had been, “Much the same—not better.”
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Administration by the topical route which is then covered by a dressing which occludes the area.
(Occlusive Dressing Technique, Food and Drug Administration/CDISC)
Administration of a substance by the topical route that is then covered by a dressing which occludes the area of drug application.
(Occlusive Dressing Technique, NCI Thesaurus)
A textile fiber dressing composed of ionic silver-impregnated sodium carboxymethylcellulose with potential wound-healing and antimicrobial activities.
(Ionic Silver-Impregnated Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose Antimicrobial Dressing, NCI Thesaurus)
