- top-dress|ing
- top-dress|ing «TOP DREHS ihng», noun.1. fertilizer applied to the surface and not worked in.2. crushed rock or gravel put on a road without working it in.3. the application of such material.
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top-dress — top′ dress v. t. to fertilize (land) on the surface • Etymology: 1725–35 top′ dress ing, n … From formal English to slang
Top-dressing — Top dress ing, n. The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of land; also, manure so applied. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Top-dressing — Dressing Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
over the top — adj, adv British outrageous, bizarre, beyond the bounds of normal behaviour or decorum. The expression equally describes fury, extraordinary generosity or simple bad taste. It derives from the general idea of going off the scale , of being beyond … Contemporary slang
Diving dress — Diving Div ing, a. That dives or is used or diving. [1913 Webster] {Diving beetle} (Zo[ o]l.), any beetle of the family {Dytiscid[ae]}, which habitually lives under water; called also {water tiger}. {Diving bell}, a hollow inverted vessel,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
topdressing — top|dress|ing [ˌtɔpˈdresıŋ US ˈta:pˌdresıŋ] n [U and C] technical a layer of ↑fertilizer that is spread over land so that it will produce better crops … Dictionary of contemporary English
Dressing — Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land. When it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dressing case — Dressing Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dressing forceps — Dressing Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Dressing gown — Dressing Dress ing, n. 1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or attire. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] 2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover a sore or wound. Wiseman. [1913 Webster] 3. Manure or compost over land … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
