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dresser¹ Definition

dresser (dresər)

noun

  1. a person who dresses another; esp., one who helps actors and actresses put on their costumes
  2. a person who dresses something, as store windows, leather, wounds, etc.
  3. a person who dresses elegantly or in a certain way a fancy dresser

dresser² Definition

dresser (dresər)

noun

  1. Archaic sideboard
  2. a cupboard for dishes and kitchen utensils
  3. ☆ a chest of drawers, usually with a mirror

Etymology: ME dressour < OFr dreceur < drecier, arrange: see dress

dresser Synonyms

dresser

n.

dresser Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • welsh: Dining table with six chairs and large welsh dresser.
  • match: There is a dining table and 4 chairs and matching pine dresser.
  • set: DJ: How did you actually get the job of set dresser on your three episodes?
  • have: The best thing about having a dresser in the kitchens is that they look great.
  • become: Carole left school at 14 and became a window dresser at Selfridges and then did a series of courses to develop her education.
  • include: The kitchen / dining area is in pine, including a dresser.

Adjective modifier

  • snappy: Along with the laurel wreath, he was a snappy dresser.
  • antique: The play takes place on an antique kitchen dresser.
  • Welsh: Sitting Room 2 sofas, 2 easy chairs, antique chests, Welsh dresser, high beams, French doors to private road area.
  • sharp: Three ball maestro & sharp dresser Jamie Fletcher reminded everyone just how good low number juggling can be.
  • traditional: They specifically wanted to include a traditional dresser, almost compulsory in a country kitchen!
  • old: At the bottom of an old white dresser were two doors, behind which he kept his oats for making porridge.

Modifies a noun

  • drawer: The next time I visited her, I tucked it in her bottom dresser drawer.
  • unit: Parquet flooring, built in dresser unit with serving hatch to kitchen.

Noun used with modifier

  • pine: Dining Room pine dining suite, seating 12, pine dresser.
  • drawer: With attractive cut-out detail on each side, the Newhaven 8 drawer dresser will be a welcome addition to any bedroom.
  • oak: The furnishings in Sidney Barnsley's cottage included this large oak dresser which he made himself.
  • flour: The other would have driven a flour dresser that would have separated the whole meal into bran and flour.
  • leather: On the 2nd inst. , at Welburn, Mr John STEAD, leather dresser, aged 76.
  • cross: Ideal for the male to female look and cross dressers.
dresser Quotes

Oh, to have a little house! To own the hearth and stool and all! The heaped-up sods upon the fire, The pile of turf against the wall! To have a clock with weights and chains And pendulum swinging up and down, A dresser filled with shining delph, Speckled and white and blue and brown!

—Colum, Padraic