dressmaker

One who makes ladies' dre es or gowns. dre ed, pa. par. or a. [DRESS, v.] A. As pa. par .: (See the verb.) B. As adjective : 7. Agriculture: (1) The application of manure to a soil. (2) The manure applied to a soil. Top-dre ing is that which is spread on and allowed to remain on the surface. "Three cwt. per acre is a fair dre ing for turnips or swedes." J. Wrighson, in Ca ell's Technical Educator , pt. ii., p. 231. 8. Medical: IMG:content-0522.png:[blocks in formation] I. Ord. Lang.: Arranged, clothed, appareled. found an eschar made by the cat heretic."-Wiseman: decked out. II. Technically : 1. Geol.: A term applied to ice-worn bowlders or rocks. 2. Masonry: Applied to stone-work cut and smoothed. dre -er (1), *dre -ar, *dre -our, *dre -ure, 8. [Fr. dre oir, from Low Lat. dre orium.] *1. A side-board; a table or bench on which meat was prepared or dre ed for use. "Dre ar where mete is served out at."-Palsgrave. 2. A set of shelves or open cupboard for plates, . "The pewter plates on the dre er." Long fellow: Evangeline, i. 2. 3. A pick used by miners for shaping large coal. 4. A low bureau surmounted by a mirror, designed for the convenience of a person dre ing; a toilet table fitted with a mirror and drawers.