dressing: Meaning and Definition of

dress•ing

Pronunciation: (dres'ing), [key]
— n.
  1. the act of a person or thing that dresses.
  2. a sauce for food: salad dressing.
  3. stuffing for a fowl: turkey dressing.
  4. material used to dress or cover a wound.
  5. manure, compost, or other fertilizers.
  6. the ornamental detail of a building, esp. that around openings.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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