Dressing vs Clothing - What's the difference?

In obsolete|lang=en terms the difference between dressing and clothing

is that dressing is (obsolete) dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire while clothing is (obsolete) the art of process of making cloth.

As nouns the difference between dressing and clothing

is that dressing is (medicine) material applied to a wound for protection or therapy while clothing is any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.

As verbs the difference between dressing and clothing

is that dressing is while clothing is .

dressing

English

(wikipedia dressing)

Noun

(medicine) Material applied to a wound for protection or therapy.

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, title=Lord Stranleigh Abroad , chapter=5 citation , passage=She removed Stranleigh’s coat with a dexterity that aroused his imagination. The elder woman returned with dressings and a sponge, which she placed on a chair.}}

A sauce, especially a cold one for salads.

Something added to the soil as a fertilizer etc.

The activity of getting dressed.

* 2004 , Kathryn Banks, ?Joseph Harris, Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations (page 182)

Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.

(obsolete) Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire.

(Ben Jonson)

The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.

Gum, starch, etc., used in stiffening or finishing silk, linen, and other fabrics.

An ornamental finish, such as a moulding around doors, windows, or on a ceiling.

(dated) Castigation; scolding; dressing down.

Derived terms

* dressing gown * dressing stick

Verb

(head)

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clothing

English

Verb

(head)

Noun

Any of a wide variety of articles, usually made of fabrics, animal hair, animal skin, or some combination thereof, used to cover the human body for warmth, to preserve modesty, or for fashion.

* Milton

From others he shall stand in need of nothing, / Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing .

An act or instance of putting clothes on.

The clothing and unclothing of the idols was of special significance.

(obsolete) The art of process of making cloth.

* Ray

Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing .

A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.

(Knight)

Hyponyms

* See also