dressing

  • 11dressing — [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… …

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  • 12dressing-up — UK US noun [uncountable] british the children’s game of putting on different clothes and pretending to be someone else Thesaurus: children s gameshyponym to perform an action in a card gamehyponym …

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  • 13dressing — n. bandage 1) to apply, put on a dressing (to apply a dressing to a wound) 2) to remove; replace a dressing 3) a sterile dressing sauce 4) a salad dressing (blue cheese; creamy Italian; French; Italian; Roquefort; Russian; Thousand Island;… …

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  • 14Dressing — Knoblauchdressing Salatsaucen werden verwendet, um Salate schmackhafter zu machen, für eine erweiterte Geschmacksnote (z. B. pikant, süss sauer, fruchtig) und um die Zutaten miteinander zu verbinden. Die wohl häufigste Salatsauce ist eine… …

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  • 15dressing — n. 1 in senses of DRESS v. 2 a an accompaniment to salads, usu. a mixture of oil with other ingredients; a sauce or seasoning (French dressing). b US stuffing. 3 a a bandage for a wound. b ointment etc. used to dress a wound. 4 size or stiffening …

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  • 16dressing — noun 1 covering put on a wound ADJECTIVE ▪ clean, fresh, sterile ▪ surgical, wound ▪ gauze VERB + DRESSING …

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  • 17dressing — dress|ing [ˈdresıŋ] n 1.) [U and C] a mixture of liquids, usually oil and ↑vinegar, that you put on ↑salad or raw vegetables ▪ a vinaigrette dressing →↑French dressing, ↑salad dressing 2.) [U and C] AmE …

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  • 18dressing — noun 1 (C, U) a mixture of liquids, usually made from oil and vinegar, that you put on raw vegetables: a vinaigrette dressing see also: French dressing, salad dressing 2 (C, U) AmE a mixture of food that you put inside a piece of meat, for… …

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  • 19dressing — [[t]dre̱sɪŋ[/t]] dressings 1) N MASS: oft supp N A salad dressing is a mixture of oil, vinegar, and herbs or flavourings, which you pour over salad. Mix the ingredients for the dressing in a bowl. 2) N COUNT A dressing is a covering that is put… …

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  • 20dressing — noun 1) salad dressing Syn: sauce, condiment, dip 2) they put fresh dressings on her burns Syn: bandage, covering, plaster, gauze, lint, compress; trademark Band Aid 3) an organic dre …

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