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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}or {Drest}; p. pr & vb n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set up prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL directiare fr L. dirigere directum to direct; dis- + regere to rule See {Right}, and cf {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.] 1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order [Obs.] At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to dress thy ways. --Chaucer. Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.'' To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer. 2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line as soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at proper distance; to align; as to dress the ranks. 3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a wounded or diseased part 4. To adjust to put in good order to arrange; specifically: a To prepare for use to fit for any use to render suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as to dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden; to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress grain, by cleansing it in mining and metallurgy, to dress ores, by sorting and separating them From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Dressing \Dress"ing\, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. --B. Jonson 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound. --Wiseman. 3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. (Cookery) a A preparation to fit food for use a condiment; as a dressing for salad. b The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat. 5. Gum, starch, and the like used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics. 6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc 7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down [Colloq.] {Dressing case}, a case of toilet utensils. {Dressing forceps}, a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds. {Dressing gown}, a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown. {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet. {Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: dressing n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type [syn: {salad dressing}] 2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables [syn: {stuffing}] 3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilization}, {fecundation}] 4: a covering for a wound or sore [syn: {medical dressing}] 5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather 6: the activity of getting dressed [syn: {grooming}] 7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: {bandaging}, {binding}]
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