Dressing (noun)

1. A sauce or condiment used to add flavor to food, especially salads.
2. Material used to cover and protect a wound.

Origin:

From middle english dressynge, from old english drǣsinge ("dressing, array, adornment"), from proto-germanic *drasijō ("adornment, dressing"), from proto-indo-european *dros- ("to shake, toss").

Examples:

1. She put dressing on the salad.
2. I'll have oil and vinegar dressing.
3. He changed the dressing on the wound.
4. The dressing was made of gauze.
5. The dressing table was full of bottles of perfumes and lotions.