The Collaborative International Dictionary
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.
Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
--B. Jonson.(Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound.
--Wiseman.Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.
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(Cookery)
A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.
The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.
Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.
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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.
Top-dressing, manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.
Wiktionary
alt. a small luggage bag used to carry various toiletry or first aid items while travelling n. a small luggage bag used to carry various toiletry or first aid items while travelling
WordNet
n. a small piece of luggage for carrying brushes and bottles and toilet articles while traveling
Usage examples of "dressing case".
It was a dressing case, fitted with a mirror, brushes, bottles and hangers upon which clothes could be folded.