English Online Dictionary. What means dressing? What does dressing mean?
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ
Etymology 1
From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.
Noun
dressing (countable and uncountable, plural dressings)
- (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
- (cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
- Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
- The activity of getting dressed.
- (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
- The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
- Synonym: forcemeat
- Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
- An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
- (dated) Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
- (dated) The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.
- (Maine) Manure that's applied to one's garden.
Derived terms
Descendants
- → German: Dressing
Translations
Etymology 2
From Middle English dressynge, dressande, equivalent to dress + -ing.
Verb
dressing
- present participle and gerund of dress
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English dressing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛ.sɪŋ/
- Hyphenation: dres‧sing
- Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ
Noun
dressing m (plural dressings, diminutive dressinkje n)
- a dressing, a cold sauce for salads
See also
- slasaus
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dʁɛ.siŋ/ ~ /dʁe.siŋ/
Noun
dressing m (plural dressings)
- dressing room (small walk-in room off a bedroom)
- Synonym: dressing room
- wardrobe
Further reading
- “dressing” in Cordial.
- “dressing” in Dictionnaire français en ligne Larousse.
- “dressing” in L'Internaute.
Middle English
Noun
dressing
- alternative form of dressynge
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English dressing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdrɛ.siŋk/
- Rhymes: -ɛsiŋk
- Syllabification: dre‧ssing
Noun
dressing m inan
- dressing (sauce, especially a cold one for salads)
Declension
Further reading
- dressing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
- dressing in PWN's encyclopedia
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dresiŋ/
Noun
dressing c
- dressing (sauce)
Declension
Derived terms
- currydressing
- hamburgerdressing
- orientdressing
- ranchdressing
- salladsdressing
- vitlöksdressing
References
- dressing in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- dressing in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- Fula Ordboken