dressing meaning and definition

DRESSING noun

Definition of dressing (noun)

1. savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
   • synonyms: salad dressing
2. a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
   • synonyms: stuffing
3. making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
   • synonyms: fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization
4. a cloth covering for a wound or sore
   • synonyms: medical dressing
5. processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
6. the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
   • synonyms: grooming
7. the act of applying a bandage
   • synonyms: bandaging, binding