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dressing
(encz) | dressing,apretura Zdeněk Brož |
dressing
(encz) | dressing,hnojení Zdeněk Brož |
dressing
(encz) | dressing,oblékání n: Zdeněk Brož |
dressing
(encz) | dressing,přísada Zdeněk Brož |
dressing
(encz) | dressing,zálivka Zdeněk Brož |
Dressing
(gcide) | Dress \Dress\ (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dressed
(dr[e^]st) 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.]
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At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to
dress thy ways. --Chaucer.
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Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of
"to direct one's step; to address one's self."
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To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer.
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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.
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3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or
curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a
wounded or diseased part.
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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.
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And the Lord God took the man, and put him into
the garden of Eden to dress it. --Gen. ii. 15.
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When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn
incense. --Ex. xxx. 7.
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Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.
--Dryden.
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Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.
--Tennyson
.
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If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have
dressed his censures in a kinder form.
--Carlyle.
(b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to,
as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.
(c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body;
to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with
garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.
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Dressed myself in such humility. -- Shak.
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Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy
return. --Shak.
(d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other
animal.
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To dress up or To dress out, to dress elaborately,
artificially, or pompously. "You see very often a king of
England or France dressed up like a Julius C[ae]sar."
--Addison.
To dress a ship (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the
national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the
jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and
pennants are added. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Syn: To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig;
trim; deck; adorn; embellish.
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Dressing
(gcide) | Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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dressing
(wn) | dressing
n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing]
2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing]
3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn:
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing]
4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing,
medical dressing]
5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn:
dressing, grooming]
7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging,
binding] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
a dressing down
(encz) | a dressing down,udělené kázání n: Zdeněk Brož |
addressing
(encz) | addressing,adresování |
cross dressing
(encz) | cross dressing, n: |
dressing
(encz) | dressing,apretura Zdeněk Broždressing,hnojení Zdeněk Broždressing,oblékání n: Zdeněk Broždressing,přísada Zdeněk Broždressing,zálivka Zdeněk Brož |
dressing case
(encz) | dressing case, n: |
dressing down
(encz) | dressing down,kázání n: Zdeněk Brož |
dressing gown
(encz) | dressing gown,župan n: luno |
dressing room
(encz) | dressing room,šatna n: |
dressing sack
(encz) | dressing sack, n: |
dressing sacque
(encz) | dressing sacque, n: |
dressing station
(encz) | dressing station, n: |
dressing table
(encz) | dressing table,toaletní stolek Zdeněk Brož |
dressing-down
(encz) | dressing-down,kázání n: Zdeněk Brož |
dressing-room
(encz) | dressing-room,oblékárna n: Zdeněk Broždressing-room,toaletní místnost n: Zdeněk Brož |
dressings
(encz) | dressings,dresinky n: pl. Zdeněk Broždressings,obvazy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
french dressing
(encz) | French dressing, |
hairdressing
(encz) | hairdressing,účes n: Zdeněk Brož |
half-and-half dressing
(encz) | half-and-half dressing, n: |
italian dressing
(encz) | Italian dressing, |
medical dressing
(encz) | medical dressing, n: |
mineral dressing
(encz) | mineral dressing, n: |
ore dressing
(encz) | ore dressing, n: |
oyster dressing
(encz) | oyster dressing, n: |
salad dressing
(encz) | salad dressing,zálivka n: Zdeněk Brož |
surgical dressing
(encz) | surgical dressing, n: |
top dressing
(encz) | top dressing, n: |
topdressing
(encz) | topdressing, |
undressing
(encz) | undressing,svlékání |
window dressing
(encz) | window dressing, |
window-dressing
(encz) | window-dressing, |
Addressing
(gcide) | Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Addressed (-dr[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. Addressing.] [OE.
adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten,
address, F. adresser, fr. [`a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F.
dresser, to straighten, arrange. See Dress, v.]
1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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And this good knight his way with me addrest.
--Spenser.
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2. To prepare or make ready. [Obs.]
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His foe was soon addressed. --Spenser.
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Turnus addressed his men to single fight. --Dryden.
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The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the
noise of the bridegroom's coming. --Jer. Taylor.
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3. Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill
or energies (to some object); to betake.
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These men addressed themselves to the task.
--Macaulay.
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4. To clothe or array; to dress. [Archaic]
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Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel.
--Jewel.
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5. To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as
a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).
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The young hero had addressed his players to him for
his assistance. --Dryden.
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6. To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether
spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech,
petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.
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Are not your orders to address the senate?
--Addison.
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The representatives of the nation addressed the
king. --Swift.
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7. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to
direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.
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8. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.
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9. (Com.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as
agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant
in Baltimore.
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To address one's self to.
(a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to.
(b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.
To address the ball (Golf), to take aim at the ball,
adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body,
etc., to a convenient position.
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Dressing case
(gcide) | Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Dressing forceps
(gcide) | Forceps \For"ceps\, n. [L. forceps, -cipis, from the root of
formus Hot + capere to take; akin to E. heave. Cf.
Furnace.]
1. A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping,
holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it
would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the
fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those
of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.
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2. (Zool.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and
some other insects. See Earwig.
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Dressing forceps. See under Dressing.
[1913 Webster]Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Dressing gown
(gcide) | Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Dressing room
(gcide) | Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Dressing table
(gcide) | Dressing table \Dressing table\, n.
a table, usually having a vertical back piece containing a
mirror, at which a person may sit while dressing or applying
makeup, and on which articles for the toilet stand. It often
has drawers for toiletries, clothing, or accessories. It is
also called a vanity or vanity table.
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hairdressing
(gcide) | hairdressing \hairdressing\ n.
a toiletry for the hair.
Syn: hairtonic, hair oil, hair grease.
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Pick dressing
(gcide) | Pick \Pick\, n. [F. pic a pickax, a pick. See Pick, and cf.
Pike.]
1. A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in
composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.
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2. (Mining & Mech.) A heavy iron tool, curved and sometimes
pointed at both ends, wielded by means of a wooden handle
inserted in the middle, -- used for digging ino the ground
by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer
used for dressing millstones.
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3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a
buckler. [Obs.] "Take down my buckler . . . and grind the
pick on 't." --Beau. & Fl.
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4. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat
breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.
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France and Russia have the pick of our stables.
--Ld. Lytton.
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5. Hence: That which would be picked or chosen first; the
best; as, the pick of the flock.
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6. (Print.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow
of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot
on a printed sheet. --MacKellar.
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7. (Painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed
pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.
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8. (Weaving) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate
of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per
minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a
weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.
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Pick dressing (Arch.), in cut stonework, a facing made by a
pointed tool, leaving the surface in little pits or
depressions.
Pick hammer, a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt,
used by miners.
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Top-dressing
(gcide) | Top-dress \Top"-dress`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Top-dressed; p.
pr. & vb. n. Top-dressing.]
To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
[1913 Webster]Top-dressing \Top"-dress`ing\, n.
The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of
land; also, manure so applied.
[1913 Webster]Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or
attire. --B. Jonson.
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2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover
a sore or wound. --Wiseman.
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3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the
surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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4. (Cookery)
(a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for
eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
(b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
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5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing
silk, linen, and other fabrics.
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6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,
or on a ceiling, etc.
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7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]
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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.
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Water dressing
(gcide) | Water dressing \Wa"ter dress"ing\ (Med.)
The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of
water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for
application to a wound or an ulcer.
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addressing machine
(wn) | addressing machine
n 1: a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters
for mailing [syn: addressing machine, Addressograph] |
anchovy dressing
(wn) | anchovy dressing
n 1: vinaigrette and mashed anchovies |
bleu cheese dressing
(wn) | bleu cheese dressing
n 1: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {bleu
cheese dressing}, blue cheese dressing] |
blue cheese dressing
(wn) | blue cheese dressing
n 1: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
[syn: blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing]
2: creamy dressing containing crumbled blue cheese [syn: {bleu
cheese dressing}, blue cheese dressing] |
cross dressing
(wn) | cross dressing
n 1: the practice of adopting the clothes or the manner or the
sexual role of the opposite sex [syn: transvestism,
transvestitism, cross dressing] |
dressing
(wn) | dressing
n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing]
2: a mixture of seasoned ingredients used to stuff meats and
vegetables [syn: stuffing, dressing]
3: making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure [syn:
fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing]
4: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing,
medical dressing]
5: processes in the conversion of rough hides into leather
6: the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes [syn:
dressing, grooming]
7: the act of applying a bandage [syn: dressing, bandaging,
binding] |
dressing case
(wn) | dressing case
n 1: a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles
and toilet articles while traveling |
dressing down
(wn) | dressing down
n 1: a severe scolding [syn: castigation, earful, {bawling
out}, chewing out, upbraiding, going-over, {dressing
down}] |
dressing gown
(wn) | dressing gown
n 1: a robe worn before dressing or while lounging [syn:
dressing gown, robe-de-chambre, lounging robe] |
dressing room
(wn) | dressing room
n 1: a room in which you can change clothes |
dressing sack
(wn) | dressing sack
n 1: a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing
sack}, dressing sacque] |
dressing sacque
(wn) | dressing sacque
n 1: a woman's loose jacket; worn while dressing [syn: {dressing
sack}, dressing sacque] |
dressing station
(wn) | dressing station
n 1: (military) a station located near a combat area for giving
first aid to the wounded [syn: dressing station, {aid
station}] |
dressing table
(wn) | dressing table
n 1: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while
dressing or applying makeup [syn: dressing table,
dresser, vanity, toilet table] |
french dressing
(wn) | French dressing
n 1: oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic [syn: {French
dressing}, vinaigrette, sauce vinaigrette] |
hairdressing
(wn) | hairdressing
n 1: a toiletry for the hair [syn: hairdressing, hair tonic,
hair oil, hair grease]
2: care for the hair: the activity of washing or cutting or
curling or arranging the hair [syn: hair care, haircare,
hairdressing] |
half-and-half dressing
(wn) | half-and-half dressing
n 1: half mayonnaise and half vinaigrette seasoned with minced
garlic and mashed anchovies and grated Parmesan cheese;
especially good for combination salads |
italian dressing
(wn) | Italian dressing
n 1: a vinaigrette with garlic and herbs: oregano and basil and
dill |
lorenzo dressing
(wn) | Lorenzo dressing
n 1: vinaigrette with chili sauce and chopped watercress |
medical dressing
(wn) | medical dressing
n 1: a cloth covering for a wound or sore [syn: dressing,
medical dressing] |
mineral dressing
(wn) | mineral dressing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, mineral processing, mineral dressing, {ore
processing}, ore dressing, beneficiation] |
ore dressing
(wn) | ore dressing
n 1: crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or
waste by any of a variety of techniques [syn: {mineral
extraction}, mineral processing, mineral dressing, {ore
processing}, ore dressing, beneficiation] |
oyster dressing
(wn) | oyster dressing
n 1: stuffing made with oysters [syn: oyster stuffing, {oyster
dressing}] |
roquefort dressing
(wn) | Roquefort dressing
n 1: vinaigrette containing crumbled Roquefort or blue cheese
[syn: blue cheese dressing, Roquefort dressing] |
russian dressing
(wn) | Russian dressing
n 1: mayonnaise with horseradish grated onion and chili sauce or
catsup; sometimes with caviar added [syn: {Russian
dressing}, Russian mayonnaise] |
salad dressing
(wn) | salad dressing
n 1: savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either
the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy
mayonnaise type [syn: dressing, salad dressing] |
surgical dressing
(wn) | surgical dressing
n 1: a loosely woven cotton dressing for incisions made during
surgery |
thousand island dressing
(wn) | Thousand Island dressing
n 1: mayonnaise with chili sauce or catsup and minced olives and
peppers and hard-cooked egg |
top dressing
(wn) | top dressing
n 1: a layer of fertilizer or manure not plowed in |
window dressing
(wn) | window dressing
n 1: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something
unpleasant [syn: facade, window dressing]
2: the decoration of shop windows |
addressing mode
(foldoc) | addressing mode
1. One of a set of methods for
specifying the operand(s) for a machine code
instruction. Different processors vary greatly in the
number of addressing modes they provide. The more complex
modes described below can usually be replaced with a short
sequence of instructions using only simpler modes.
The most common modes are "register" - the operand is stored
in a specified register; "absolute" - the operand is stored
at a specified memory address; and "immediate" - the operand
is contained within the instruction.
Most processors also have indirect addressing modes, e.g.
"register indirect", "memory indirect" where the specified
register or memory location does not contain the operand but
contains its address, known as the "effective address". For
an absolute addressing mode, the effective address is
contained within the instruction.
Indirect addressing modes often have options for pre- or post-
increment or decrement, meaning that the register or memory
location containing the effective address is incremented or
decremented by some amount (either fixed or also specified in
the instruction), either before or after the instruction is
executed. These are very useful for stacks and for
accessing blocks of data. Other variations form the effective
address by adding together one or more registers and one or
more constants which may themselves be direct or indirect.
Such complex addressing modes are designed to support access
to multidimensional arrays and arrays of data structures.
The addressing mode may be "implicit" - the location of the
operand is obvious from the particular instruction. This
would be the case for an instruction that modified a
particular control register in the CPU or, in a stack based
processor where operands are always on the top of the stack.
2. In IBM System 370/XA the addressing mode bit controls
the size of the effective address generated. When this bit
is zero, the CPU is in the 24-bit addressing mode, and 24 bit
instruction and operand effective addresses are generated.
When this bit is one, the CPU is in the 31-bit addressing
mode, and 31-bit instruction and operand effective addresses
are generated.
["IBM System/370 Extended Architecture Principles of
Operation", Chapter 5., 'Address Generation', BiModal
Addressing].
(1995-03-30)
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indirect addressing
An addressing mode found in many processors'
instruction sets where the instruction contains the address
of a memory location which contains the address of the operand
(the "effective address") or specifies a register which
contains the effective address. In the first case
(indirection via memory), accessing the operand requires two
memory accesses - one to fetch the effective address and
another to read or write the actual operand. Register
indirect addressing requires only one memory access.
An indirect address may be indicated in assembly language by
an operand in parentheses, e.g. in Motorola 68000 assembly
MOV D0,(A0)
writes the contents of register D0 to the location pointed to
by the address in register A0.
Indirect addressing is often combined with pre- or post-
increment or decrement addressing, allowing the address of the
operand to be increased or decreased by one (or some specified
number) either before or after using it.
(1994-11-07)
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