dressing

noun11

1. •
   The activity of getting dressed.

   • 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. — 2004
2. •
   a cold sauce that is put on salad to give it more taste

   • I was even more excited to tailor it with a choice of dressings — blue cheese, ranch, French, Russian, Italian, creamy Italian. — 2021
3. •
   Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

   • She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair. — 1913
4. •
   The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
5. •
   Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
6. •
   Manure that's applied to one's garden.
7. •
   (old-fashioned) Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.

   • "I once saw what a dressing he gave a silly chattering fool, that answered his challenge some time before." — 1886
8. •
   Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
9. •
   An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
10. •
    (old-fashioned) The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
11. •
    (no longer used) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

    • Women ought to repair the losses , time and years have made in their features, with dressings — 1609