DRESSING


Meaning of DRESSING in English

noun

1 covering put on a wound

ADJECTIVE

▪ clean , fresh , sterile

▪ surgical , wound

▪ gauze

VERB + DRESSING

▪ apply , put on

Clean the wound and put on a fresh ~.

▪ change

▪ remove

2 sauce for food, esp. salads

ADJECTIVE

▪ creamy

▪ home-made

▪ fat-free , low-fat (both esp. AmE )

▪ French , salad , vinaigrette

▪ blue cheese , Ranch™ ( AmE ), Thousand Island , etc.

PREPOSITION

▪ in a ~ , with a ~

salad with a vinaigrette ~

▪ ~ for

a herb ~ for fish

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