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Dressing case

Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.

  1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
    --B. Jonson.

  2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound.
    --Wiseman.

  3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a top-dressing.

  4. (Cookery)

    1. A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.

    2. The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.

  5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

  6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.

  7. 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
dressing case

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
dressing case

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.