dress ‧ ing /ˈdresɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ dress , ↑ dresser , ↑ dressing ; adjective : ↑ dressed ≠ ↑ undressed , ↑ dressy ; verb : ↑ dress ≠ ↑ undress ]
1 . [uncountable and countable] a mixture of liquids, usually oil and ↑ vinegar , that you put on ↑ salad or raw vegetables:
a vinaigrette dressing
⇨ ↑ French dressing , ↑ salad dressing
2 . [uncountable and countable] American English ↑ stuffing (1)
3 . [countable] a special piece of material used to cover and protect a wound:
The nurse came to change his dressing.
⇨ ↑ cross-dressing , ↑ power dressing , ↑ window dressing