dressing

dressing
The clothing of a person. An application of drugs or materials to a wound for the purpose of hastening healing and preventing infection. The preparation of a carcass to make it edible and tasty. The process is concluded when the meat is placed in the cooler; it does not include packing, loading, grading, or shipping. Fleming v Swift & Co. (DC III) 41 F Supp 825, affd (CA7) 131 F2d 249.

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  • Dressing — Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land. When it… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Dressing — may refer to: Dressing (medical), a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth Ore dressing Salad dressing, a type of sauce which is generally poured on a salad, or spread on the bread of a sandwich Stuffing, a mixture of various… …   Wikipedia

  • dressing — room [ dresiŋrum ] ou dressing [ dresiŋ ] n. m. • 1875, 1972; mot angl. (1675) « cabinet de toilette », proprt « pièce (room) pour s habiller (dressing) » ♦ Anglic. Petite pièce attenante à une chambre à coucher, où sont rangés ou pendus les… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dressing — s.n. Sos rece pe bază de vinegretă sau maioneză, folosit pentru asezonarea salatelor; engl. dressing. Trimis de gal, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DGE  DRÉSSING s. n. încăpere debara, în care poate încăpea toată îmbrăcămintea casei.. (< engl. dressing)… …   Dicționar Român

  • dressing — mid 14c., verbal noun from DRESS (Cf. dress) (v.). Sense in cookery is from c.1500. Meaning bandage is first recorded 1713. Dressing gown attested from 1777; dressing room from 1670s …   Etymology dictionary

  • Dressing — Dressing. См. Правка. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • dressing-up — BrE .dress up AmE n [U] a children s game in which they put on special clothes and pretend that they are someone else …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • dressing up — dressing nicely, wearing formal clothes …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dressing — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 7}}[wym. dresing] {{/stl 7}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. u {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} rodzaj sosu używanego do sałatek <ang.> {{/stl 7}} …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • dressing — ► NOUN 1) a sauce for salads, usually consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings. 2) N. Amer. stuffing. 3) a piece of material placed on a wound to protect it. 4) size or stiffening used in the finishing of fabrics. 5) a… …   English terms dictionary

  • dressing — [dres′iŋ] n. 1. the act of one that dresses 2. that which is used to dress something, as manure applied to soil or medicines and bandages applied to wounds 3. a substance used to stiffen fabric during manufacture 4. a sauce as for salads 5. a… …   English World dictionary

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