Drĕss'ing, n.

noun

n. 1. Dress; attire; raiment. B. Jonson.

An application to a sore or wound. Wiseman.
Manure spread over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
(Cookery.) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, &c.; forcemeat.
Gum, starch, and other articles, used in stiffening or preparing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
(Arch.) An ornamental molding around doors, windows, &c. Brande.