1 (also salad dressing) [C,U] a thin sauce used to add flavour to salads, usually made from oil, VINEGAR, salt, pepper, etc:
a low-calorie dressing
seealsoFRENCHDRESSING
2 [U] (AmE) = STUFFING(1)
3 [C] a piece of soft material placed over a wound in order to protect it
4 [U] the act of putting on clothes:
Many of our patients need help with dressing.
seealsoCROSS-DRESSING, POWERDRESSING, WINDOWDRESSING
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