\Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
   attire. --B. Jonson.
2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore
   or wound. --Wiseman.
3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
   surface, it is called a top-dressing.
4. (Cookery)
   (a) A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; as, a
       dressing for salad.
   (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
   silk, linen, and other fabrics.
6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
   or on a ceiling, etc.
7. 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.
{Dressing table}, a table at which a person may dress, and on
   which articles for the toilet stand.
{Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not
   worked into the soil.