Etymology

dressing

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Today it means: Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy. Full definition →

Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge
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dressing · noun1

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdressing, dressinge, dressynge
  2. English todaydressing

From Middle English dressing, dressinge, dressynge, equivalent to dress + -ing.

dressing · verb2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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