DRESSING, participle present tense Adjusting to a line; putting in order; preparing; clothing; embellishing; cultivating. DRESSING, noun 1. Raiment; attire. 2. That which is used as an application to a wound or sore. 3. That which is used in preparing land for a drop; manure spread over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing. 4. In popular language, correction; a flogging, or beating.
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