[dress.ing] n (15c) 1 a: the act or process of one who dresses b: an instance of such act or process
2. a: a sauce for adding to a dish (as a salad) b: a seasoned mixture usu. used as a stuffing (as for poultry) 3 a: material (as ointment or gauze) applied to cover a lesion b: fertilizing material (as manure or compost)