Dressing

Dress·ing

Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. (Surg.)
Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad. (Cookery)
Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]

Dressing case: a case of toilet utensils.
Dressing forceps: a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds.
Dressing gown: a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.
Dressing room: an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet.
Top-dressing: manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.