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dresser

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dress·er 1  (drsr)
n.
1. One that dresses: a careful dresser.
2. A wardrobe assistant, as for an actor.

dress·er 2  (drsr)
n.
1. A low chest of drawers often supporting a mirror and typically used for holding clothes and personal items.
2. A cupboard or set of shelves for dishes or kitchen utensils.

[Middle English dressour, table for preparing food, from Old French dreceur, from drecier, to set up, arrange; see dress.]

dresser1
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) a set of shelves, usually also with cupboards or drawers, for storing or displaying dishes, etc.
2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Furniture) US a chest of drawers for storing clothing in a bedroom or dressing room, often having a mirror on the top
[C14 dressour, from Old French dreceore, from drecier to arrange; see dress]

dresser2
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a person who dresses in a specified way a fashionable dresser
2. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre a person employed to assist actors in putting on and taking off their costumes
3. (Engineering / Tools) a tool used for dressing stone or other materials
4. (Medicine / Surgery) Brit a person who assists a surgeon during operations
5. (Business / Professions) Brit See window-dresser
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.dresserdresser - furniture with drawers for keeping clothes
chiffonier, commode - a tall elegant chest of drawers
drawer - a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out
article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
highboy, tallboy - a tall chest of drawers divided into two sections and supported on four legs
lowboy - a low chest or table with drawers and supported on four legs
shelf - a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
2.dresser - a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
chichi - someone who dresses in a trendy fashionable way
3.dresserdresser - a wardrobe assistant for an actor    
assistant, helper, help, supporter - a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
4.dresserdresser - low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while dressing or applying makeup
table - a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
5.dresser - a cabinet with shelves
cabinet - a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
Translations
dresser [ˈdresəʳ] N
1. (= furniture) (in kitchen) → aparador m; (= dressing table) → tocador m
2. (Theat) → ayudante mf de camerino
3. (= person) he's an elegant dresserse viste elegantemente

dresser [ˈdrɛsər] n
(in theatre)habilleur/euse m/f
(= furniture) → vaisselier m
to be a smart dresser (= wear smart clothes) → s'habiller avec beaucoup de goût

dresser1
n
(Theat) → Garderobier m, → Garderobiere f
(Med) his dressersein Assistent bei der Operation
(tool, for wood) → Hobel m; (for stone) → Schleifstein m
(Comm: also window-dresser) → Dekorateur(in) m(f)
she’s a stylish dressersie kleidet sich stilvoll; Pat is a great dresserPat ist immer sehr gut gekleidet

dresser2
n
Anrichte f
(US: = dressing table) → Frisierkommode f

dresser [ˈdrɛsəʳ] n
a. (in kitchen) → credenza (Am) (dressing table) → toilette f inv
b. (Theatre) → assistente m/f di camerino

dresser [ˈdrɛsəʳ] n
a. (in kitchen) → credenza (Am) (dressing table) → toilette f inv
b. (Theatre) → assistente m/f di camerino

dresser مساعد اللبس toaletní stolek toiletbord Anrichte μπουφές κουζίνας tocador astiakaappi buffet onaj koji odijeva cassettone 食器棚 찬장 modepop kjøkkenskap kredens kuchenny cómoda, cômoda буфет skänk ตู้ที่ลิ้นชักสำหรับใส่เสื้อผ้า mutfak dolabı chạn bát đĩa 带镜衣橱


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In an arch under the dresser reposed a huge, liver-coloured bitch pointer, surrounded by a swarm of squealing puppies; and other dogs haunted other recesses.
The floor is covered with smashed crockery from the dresser.
The groundwork of the arrangement was the family dresser, which, with its shining handles, and finger-marks, and domestic evidences thick upon it, stood importantly in front, over the tails of the shaft-horses, in its erect and natural position, like some Ark of the Covenant that they were bound to carry reverently.
 
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