DRESSERS

Noun

dressers

plural of dresser

Proper noun

Dressers

plural of Dresser

Source: Wiktionary


DRESSER

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)

Definition: A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.

4. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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