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- noun Plural form of
dressing .
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Examples
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I have been greeted by enough stenches on removing dressings from the feet of diabetic patients to know whether someone is going to need intravenous or oral antibiotics.
Medpundit 2006
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I have been greeted by enough stenches on removing dressings from the feet of diabetic patients to know whether someone is going to need intravenous or oral antibiotics.
Archive 2006-02-01 2006
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Later on, when I was well enough to wash myself in the bathroom, I found that there was kept there a huge packing case into which the scraps of food and dirty dressings from the ward were flung, and the wainscotings were infested by crickets.
How the Poor Die 1946
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Wish-Bone is trying to sell us the nonsense that their dressings are the reason that a salad is healthy for us; their nutritious oils, to quote them.
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The white meat particularly enjoys the company of bright citrus dressings, which is why I always grate a little lime zest into my crabcakes.
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(e) from dirty dressings, that is, dirty in the sense that they have on them germs which can get into the wound and cause infection or blood poisoning.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts Girl Scouts of the United States of America 1918
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Smith & Nephew specialises in advanced wound care products such as dressings and gels, endoscopy and other medical devices, as well as its orthopaedics business.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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His books - "Millennium Cookbook: Extraordinary Vegetarian Cuisine" (Ten Speed Press, 1998, $24.95) and "The Artful Vegan: Fresh Flavors from the Millennium Restaurant" (Ten Speed Press, 2003, $24.95) - offer recipes for elements such as dressings and sauces that can be used to create his fancy fare, or to dress up a simple dish you might make at home.
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If you are perusing the buffet table, skip the items that are loaded with calories and fat, such as dressings and gravy.
Durangoherald.com 2009
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Army Master Sgt. Horace Tyson, a combat medic, said he attributes the high number of people being saved to the advanced tools the Army provides medics, such as dressings that stop or slow blood flow from wounds.
Latest Articles 2008
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