dressed stonework, mouldings, and carved ornaments used to form quoins, keystones, sills, and similar features
Examples of 'dressings' in a sentence
dressings
These are all outer dressings.
Ingham, Christine Life Without Work (1994)
It is already used in plasters and hospital dressings.
The Sun (2006)
It can be added to stocks and dressings or drizzled over ice cream and strawberries.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Useful for quick dressings and sauces.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Useful for cooking and for dressings.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The same applies to salad dressings.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Her infection was now gone but she required constant hospital check-ups to have her dressings changed.
The Sun (2015)
I recently had an operation on my knee and was sent home with dressings that were too small.
The Sun (2013)
All related terms of 'dressings'
dressing
A salad dressing is a mixture of oil, vinegar , and herbs or flavourings , which you pour over salad.
mineral dressing
the first stage in the extraction of a metal from an ore in which as much gangue as possible is removed and the ore is prepared for smelting , refining , etc
mineral processing
the first stage in the extraction of a metal from an ore in which as much gangue as possible is removed and the ore is prepared for smelting , refining , etc
ore dressing
the first stage in the extraction of a metal from an ore in which as much gangue as possible is removed and the ore is prepared for smelting , refining , etc
top dressing
a surface application of manure or fertilizer to land
French dressing
French dressing is a thin sauce made of oil, vinegar, salt , and spices which you put on salad.
power dressing
a style of dressing in severely tailored suits , adopted by some women executives to project an image of efficiency
salad dressing
Salad dressing is a mixture of oil, vinegar, herbs , and other flavourings , which you pour over a salad.
well dressing
the decoration of wells with flowers, etc: a traditional annual ceremony of great antiquity in some parts of Britain, originally associated with the cult of water deities
window-dressing
Window-dressing is the skill of arranging objects attractively in a window, especially a shop window, or the way in which they are arranged.
Russian dressing
mayonnaise or vinaigrette with chilli sauce , chopped gherkins , etc
surgical dressing
a dressing made of cotton, used for incisions made during surgery
aerial top dressing
the process of spreading lime , fertilizer, etc over farmland from an aeroplane
Thousand Island dressing
a salad dressing made from mayonnaise with ketchup , chopped gherkins , etc