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• A dressing is a medical covering for a wound, usually made of cloth. Covering the wound protects it from further injury and infection and is used in cases where there is no allergic reaction to the cloth, and where exposure to oxygen is not considered necessary to the healing process. Larger dressings are usually called bandages, smaller ones sticking plasterA sticking plaster (called a bandage in the United States) is a small medical dressing, used for injuries not serious enough to require a bandage. A plaster usually consists of an absorbent pad (often medicated with antiseptic) covered by a layer of wovens or band aidBAND-AID is the registered trademark of Johnson & Johnson for their adhesive pads used to cover small wounds. However, much of the consuming public in the USA uses the term "band-aid" generically, to refer to any such adhesive bandages (see genericized trs.

• Dressing can also refer to a type of sauceA sauce is a thickened liquid that can be used to add flavour to food, to moisten it, and/or to make it look more attractive on the plate. The term sauce comes from the French sauce of the same meaning, from Latin salsa also of the same meaning, from sal which is generally poured on a saladMy salad days, When I was green in judgement. Cleopatra, in Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra 1606 A salad is a food item generally served either prior to or after the main dish as a separate course, as a main course in itself, or as a side dish accompan, or spread on the breadFor the 1970s rock and roll band, see Bread (band). British Isles, North America and Europe often eat white pre-sliced bread. Breads are a group of staple foods prepared by baking, steaming, or frying a dough consisting minimally of flour and water. Salt of a sandwichThis article is about the food item. For other uses see: sandwich (disambiguation). The sandwich is a food item consisting of bread and other fillings such as one or more layers of meat (often a type of cold cut), cheese, vegetables, condiments, sauces or

• Dressing also means the process of covering and arranging something to improve its appearance. For instance, see well dressingYoulgreave Well dressing is a custom practised in the Peak District of England, in which wells are decorated with designs created from flower petals. History The origins of the tradition are alternatively said to lie in pagan tradition or in giving thanks.

• Dressing is another name for stuffingIn cooking, stuffing also known as dressing is usually a mixture of various ingredients used to fill a cavity in another food item. The term stuffing also refers to the process of filling this cavity with said mixture. History Stuffing may well be one of, the food item which is placed inside a roasted turkey.

• Dressing also refers to putting on clothing.