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dress·er 1
(drĕs′ər)n.
1. One that dresses: a careful dresser.
2. A wardrobe assistant, as for an actor.
dress·er 2
(drĕs′ər)n.
1. A 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.]
dresser
(ˈdrɛsə)n
1. (Furniture) a set of shelves, usually also with cupboards or drawers, for storing or displaying dishes, etc
2. (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]
dresser
(ˈdrɛsə)n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a person who dresses in a specified way: a fashionable dresser.
2. (Theatre) theatre a person employed to assist actors in putting on and taking off their costumes
3. (Tools) a tool used for dressing stone or other materials
4. (Surgery) Brit a person who assists a surgeon during operations
5. (Professions) Brit See window-dresser
dress•er1
(ˈdrɛs ər)n.
1. one that dresses.
2. a person employed to dress actors.
3. a person who dresses in a particular manner: a fancy dresser.
[1510–20]
dress•er2
(ˈdrɛs ər)n.
1. a chest of drawers, usu. surmounted by a mirror; bureau.
2. a sideboard or set of shelves for dishes and cooking utensils.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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" 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 | |
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4. | ![]() 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
خِزَانَةخِزانَة أوانٍصُنْدوق جَوارير لِحِفْظ المَلابِس
kredencprádelníkpříborníktoaletní stolek
kommodeskænktoiletbord
astiakaappi
komoda
konyhaszekrénysublóttálaló
hilluskápur
食器棚
찬장
príborník
skänk
ตู้ที่มีลิ้นชักสำหรับใส่เสื้อผ้า
şifonyertabak dolabı
chạn bát đĩa
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
dresser
1n
(Theat) → Garderobier m, → Garderobiere f
(tool, for wood) → Hobel m; (for stone) → Schleifstein m
(Comm: also window-dresser) → Dekorateur(in) m(f)
dresser
2n
→ Anrichte f
(US: = dressing table) → Frisierkommode f
dress
(dres) verb1. to put clothes or a covering on. We dressed in a hurry and my wife dressed the children.
2. to prepare (food etc) to be eaten. She dressed a salad.
3. to treat and bandage (wounds). He was sent home from hospital after his burns had been dressed.
noun1. what one is wearing or dressed in. He has strange tastes in dress.
2. a piece of women's clothing with a top and skirt in one piece. Shall I wear a dress or a blouse and skirt?
dressed adjective wearing (clothes). Don't come in – I'm not dressed!; She was dressed in black; Get dressed immediately; a well-dressed man.
ˈdresser noun1. a kitchen sideboard for holding dishes.
2. (American) a chest of drawers for holding clothes sometimes with a mirror.
ˈdressing noun1. something put on as a covering. We gave the rose-bed a dressing of manure.
2. a sauce added especially to salads. oil and vinegar dressing.
3. a bandage etc used to dress a wound. He changed the patient's dressing.
ˈdressing-gown noun a loose garment worn over pyjamas etc.
ˈdressing-room noun a room (in a theatre etc) for actors etc to change in.
ˈdressing-table noun a table in a bedroom with a mirror and drawers.
ˈdressmaker noun a person who makes clothes for women.
dress rehearsal a full rehearsal of a play etc with costumes etc.
dress up to put on special clothes, eg fancy dress. He dressed up as a clown for the party.