dressing

Definition

Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

Etymology

From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.

Example Sentences

• "She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair."
• "I was even more excited to tailor it with a choice of dressings — blue cheese, ranch, French, Russian, Italian, creamy Italian."
• "Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings."