dressingn.1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.(B. Jonson.)2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover 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 preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.()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.()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.()