noun

• (medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.
• (cooking) A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.
• Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.
• The activity of getting dressed.
• (obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.
• The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.
• Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.
• An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.
• (dated) Castigation; scolding; a dressing down.
• (dated) The process of extracting metals or other valuable components from minerals.