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dresser
1[ dres-er ]
/ ˈdrɛs ər /
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noun
a dressing table or bureau.
a sideboard or set of shelves for dishes and cooking utensils.
Obsolete. a table or sideboard on which food is dressed for serving.
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Other definitions for dresser (2 of 2)
dresser2
[ dres-er ]
/ ˈdrɛs ər /
noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dresser (1 of 2)
dresser1
/ (ˈdrɛsə) /
noun
a set of shelves, usually also with cupboards or drawers, for storing or displaying dishes, etc
US a chest of drawers for storing clothing in a bedroom or dressing room, often having a mirror on the top
Word Origin for dresser
C14 dressour, from Old French dreceore, from drecier to arrange; see dress
British Dictionary definitions for dresser (2 of 2)
dresser2
/ (ˈdrɛsə) /
noun
a person who dresses in a specified waya fashionable dresser
theatre a person employed to assist actors in putting on and taking off their costumes
a tool used for dressing stone or other materials
British a person who assists a surgeon during operations
British See window-dresser
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