stuffing
stuffing Lexical Profile
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• noun
A seasoned culinary mixture, typically made of breadcrumbs, herbs, chopped vegetables, and sometimes sausage or nuts, used to fill the cavity of poultry, meat, or vegetables before cooking or baked separately as a side dish.
"She prepared a traditional sage and onion stuffing to roast inside the Thanksgiving turkey."
Soft, resilient material, such as cotton, down, wool, or synthetic fiber, used to fill and give shape to cushions, mattresses, upholstered furniture, or soft toys.
"The puppy chewed a hole in the sofa cushion and pulled out handfuls of white foam stuffing."
The act or process of packing, filling, or cramming something tightly into a space or container.
"The volunteers spent the afternoon helping with the folding and stuffing of campaign envelopes."
Word Nuance & Usage
In culinary usage, 'stuffing' and 'dressing' are often used interchangeably, though 'stuffing' strictly refers to a mixture cooked inside the cavity of a bird or meat, whereas 'dressing' is baked separately in a dish (and is the preferred term in the southern United States regardless of cooking method).
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Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in Middle English from the verb 'stuff' (borrowed from Old French 'estoffer', meaning to equip, furnish, or pad) combined with the suffix '-ing'.