Meaning of DRESSER
| Pronunciation: | | 'dresur
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- [n] furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
- [n] a cabinet with shelves
- [n] low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
- [n] a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
- [n] a wardrobe assistant for an actor
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| | Synonyms: | | actor's assistant, bureau, chest, chest of drawers, dressing table, toilet table, vanity |
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| | See Also: | | article of furniture, assistant, cabinet, chiffonier, commode, drawer, furniture, help, helper, highboy, human, individual, mortal, person, piece of furniture, shelf, somebody, someone, soul, supporter, table, tallboy | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Dress"er\, n.
1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for
use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress
wounds, sores, etc.
4. [F. dressoir. See {Dress}, v. t.]
(a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are
dressed, or prepared for use.
(b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and
cooking utensils.
The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and
reflected the flame, as shields of armies the
sunshine. -- Longfellow.
\Dress"er\, n. [F. dressoir. See {Dress}, v. t.]
A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of
drawers, or bureau, with a mirror. [U. S.]
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