dressing
/ˈdɹɛsɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.17 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
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."
- "Women ought to repair the losses , time and years have made in their features, with dressings"
- ""I once saw what a dressing he gave a silly chattering fool, that answered his challenge some time before.""
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Wiktionary places this term in Food.