資料來源 : pyDict

調味品,穿衣,化妝

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dress \Dress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}or {Drest}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF. drecier to make straight, raise, set
   up, prepare, arrange, F. dresser. (assumed) LL. directiare,
   fr. L. dirigere, directum, to direct; dis- + regere to rule.
   See {Right}, and cf. {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.]
   1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to
      order. [Obs.]

            At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to
            dress thy ways.                       --Chaucer.

   Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of
         ``to direct one's step; to address one's self.''

               To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer.

   2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as
      soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at
      proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.

   3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or
      curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a
      wounded or diseased part.

   4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically:
      (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render
          suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to
          dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather
          or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden;
          to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress
          grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to
          dress ores, by sorting and separating them.

Dressing \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.

資料來源 : WordNet®

dressing
     n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
          the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
          mayonnaise type [syn: {salad dressing}]
     2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
        vegetables [syn: {stuffing}]
     3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn: {fertilization},
         {fertilisation}, {fecundation}]
     4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: {medical dressing}]
     5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
     6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn: {grooming}]
     7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: {bandaging}, {binding}]