Part 3472

<blockquote>The pewter plates on the <b>dresser</b> Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. <i> Longfellow.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Dress goods</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress" goods"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls; -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.</def>

<h1>Dressiness</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being dressy.</def>

<h1>Dressing</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.</def>

<i>B. Jonson.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to a sore or wound.</def>

<i>Wiseman.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the surface, it is called a <i>top-dressing</i>.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A preparation to fit food for use; a condiment; <as>as, a <ex>dressing</ex> for salad</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.</def>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.</def>

<p><b>6.</b> <def>An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling, etc.</def>

<p><b>7.</b> <def>Castigation; scolding; -- often with <i>down</i>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>Dressing case</col>, <cd>a case of toilet utensils.</cd> -- <col>Dressing forceps</col>, <cd>a variety of forceps, shaped like a pair of scissors, used in dressing wounds.</cd> -- <col>Dressing gown</col>, <cd>a light gown, such as is used by a person while dressing; a study gown.</cd> -- <col>Dressing room</col>, <cd>an apartment appropriated for making one's toilet.</cd> -- <col>Dressing table</col>, <cd>a table at which a person may dress, and on which articles for the toilet stand.</cd> -- <col>Top-dressing</col>, <cd>manure or compost spread over land and not worked into the soil.</cd></cs>

<h1>Dressmaker</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress"mak`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.</def>

<h1>Dressmaking</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress"mak`ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.</def>

<h1>Dressy</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Dress"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Showy in dress; attentive to dress.</def>

<blockquote>A <b>dressy</b> flaunting maidservant. <i>T. Hook.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>A neat, <b>dressy</b> gentleman in black. <i>W. Irving.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Drest</h1> <Xpage=454>

<hw>Drest</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>p. p.</tt> <def>of <er>Dress</er>.</def>

<h1>Dretch</h1> <Xpage=454>