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What (who) is dressing down - definition
dressing-down
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE COVERING MULTIPLE TOPICS
Dressing-down
¦ noun informal a severe reprimand.
dressing-down
WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE COVERING MULTIPLE TOPICS
Dressing-down
If someone gives you a dressing-down, they speak angrily to you because you have done something bad or foolish. (INFORMAL)
= telling off
N-SING
Dressing (medical)
![Application of paraffin gauze on the [[cellulitis]] wound on the leg.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Left lower leg cellulitis wound covered with paraffin gauze after dressing.png?width=200 "Application of paraffin gauze on the [[cellulitis]] wound on the leg.")
STERILE PAD OR COMPRESS APPLIED TO A WOUND
Pressure dressing; Dry sterile dressing; Medical dressing; Surgical dressings; Medical dressings; Xeroform dressing; Xeroform dressings; Compress (medical); Sterile gauze; Topical dressing; Aquacel; Hydrofiber; Wound dressing; Drain sponge; Drain sponges; Kerlix; Kerlex; Foam dressing; Opsite; OpSite; Film dressing
A dressing is a sterile pad or compress applied to a wound to promote healing and protect the wound from further harm. A dressing is designed to be in direct contact with the wound, as distinguished from a bandage, which is most often used to hold a dressing in place.
Examples of use of dressing down
1. Evidently, he must have gotten a dressing down for his antics.
2. Dressing down THE musical director of Glyndebourne is setting a fashion trend in deepest Sussex.
3. I rang Mark and told him she needed a dressing–down.
4. Sandstorms ahead Last week my political boss gave our team of advisors a serious dressing down.
5. The defiance prompted Russia‘s Foreign Ministry to summon British Ambassador Anthony Brenton for a dressing down.