| dressing | | |
| n. (food) | 1. dressing, salad dressing | savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type. |
| ~ sauce | flavorful relish or dressing or topping served as an accompaniment to food. |
| ~ sauce louis | mayonnaise and heavy cream combined with chopped green pepper and green onion seasoned with chili sauce and Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice. |
| ~ bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing | creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese. |
| ~ blue cheese dressing, roquefort dressing | vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese. |
| ~ french dressing, sauce vinaigrette, vinaigrette | oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic. |
| ~ lorenzo dressing | vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress. |
| ~ anchovy dressing | vinaigrette and mashed anchovies. |
| ~ italian dressing | a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and dill. |
| ~ 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. |
| ~ mayo, mayonnaise | egg yolks and oil and vinegar. |
| ~ russian dressing, russian mayonnaise | mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or catsup; sometimes with caviar added. |
| ~ salad cream | a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise. |
| ~ thousand island dressing | mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and peppers and hard-cooked egg. |
| n. (food) | 2. dressing, stuffing | a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables. |
| ~ turkey stuffing | stuffing for turkey. |
| ~ oyster dressing, oyster stuffing | stuffing made with oysters. |
| ~ forcemeat, farce | mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs. |
| ~ concoction, intermixture, mixture | any foodstuff made by combining different ingredients.; "he volunteered to taste her latest concoction"; "he drank a mixture of beer and lemonade" |
| n. (event) | 3. dressing, fecundation, fertilisation, fertilization | making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure. |
| ~ enrichment | act of making fuller or more meaningful or rewarding. |
| ~ top dressing | a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in. |
| n. (artifact) | 4. dressing, medical dressing | a cloth covering for a wound or sore. |
| ~ bandage, patch | a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body. |
| ~ cloth covering | a covering made of cloth. |
| ~ 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, poultice, plaster | 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. |
| n. (act) | 5. dressing | processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather. |
| ~ conversion | the act of changing from one use or function or purpose to another. |
| n. (act) | 6. dressing, grooming | the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes. |
| ~ covering | the act of protecting something by covering it. |
| ~ investment | the act of putting on robes or vestments. |
| ~ primping | careful or finicky grooming.; "the primping alone took more than an hour" |
| ~ toilette, toilet | the act of dressing and preparing yourself.; "he made his morning toilet and went to breakfast" |
| n. (act) | 7. bandaging, binding, dressing | the act of applying a bandage. |
| ~ medical aid, medical care | professional treatment for illness or injury. |
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