dressing
Translation
salad dressing, bandage, the act of putting on clothes
Examples
I'd like some salad dressing, please.
I'd like some salad dressing, please.
The nurse put a clean dressing on the wound.
The nurse put a clean dressing on the wound.
Grammar Patterns
((noun)) dressing a type of dressing I prefer a vinaigrette dressing.
((put)) a dressing ((on sth.)) to apply a medical dressing The doctor put a dressing on my cut.
Similar Words
Synonyms: (salad) sauce, vinaigrette; (wound) bandage, plaster
Etymology
From the verb 'to dress', meaning to prepare or arrange. This applies to preparing food (dressing a salad) or preparing a wound.
Memory Tips
Think of 'dressing' as preparing something: you 'dress' a salad with sauce, and you 'dress' a wound with a bandage.