top-dressing

A form of top-dress — To cover a surface with loose material; especially to cover newly-sown seeds with a light dressing of soil or fertilizer

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of top-dress
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APA

top-dressing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dressing

MLA

“top-dressing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dressing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “top-dressing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/top-dressing.

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