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Noun dressing has 7 senses

dressing, salad dressing - savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
--₁ is a kind of sauce
--₁ has particulars:

sauce Louis; bleu cheese dressing, blue cheese dressing; blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing; French dressing, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette; Lorenzo dressing; anchovy dressing; Italian dressing; half-and-half dressing; mayonnaise, mayo; Russian dressing, Russian mayonnaise; salad cream; Thousand Island dressing

Derived form: verb dress₁₀

stuffing, dressing - a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and vegetables
--₂ is a kind of concoction, mixture, intermixture
--₂ has particulars:
turkey stuffing; oyster stuffing, oyster dressing; forcemeat, farce

Derived form: verb dress₆
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing - making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure
--₃ is a kind of enrichment
--₃ has particulars: top dressing
dressing, medical dressing - a cloth covering for a wound or sore
--₄ is a kind of cloth covering
--₄ has particulars:
bandage, patch; compress; poultice, cataplasm, plaster; surgical dressing

Derived form: verb dress₁₄
dressing - processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
--₅ is a kind of conversion

Derived form: verb dress₁₃
dressing, grooming - the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
--₆ is a kind of covering
--₆ has particulars: investment; primping; toilet, toilette
Derived forms: verb dress₂, verb dress₁
dressing, bandaging, binding - the act of applying a bandage
--₇ is a kind of medical care, medical aid

Derived form: verb dress₁₄