dressing

noun

• 1 (also salad dressing) [mass noun] a sauce for salads, typically one consisting of oil and vinegar with herbs or other flavourings: vinaigrette dressing [mass noun]:sprinkle each salad lightly with dressing
• North American stuffing:turkey with apple dressing

• 2a piece of material used to cover and protect a wound: an antiseptic dressing

• 3 [mass noun] size or stiffening used in the finishing of fabrics: fabrics finished with dressing will work successfully when cut an inch wide

• 4a fertilizing substance such as compost or manure spread over or ploughed into land: a dressing of blood, fish, and bone