A Dressing

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