[syn: dressing table, dresser, vanity, toilet table]
5. a cabinet with shelves;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
dresser \dress"er\, n.
1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for
use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
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3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress
wounds, sores, etc.
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4. [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.
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The pewter plates on the dresser
Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of
armies the sunshine. -- Longfellow.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Dresser \Dress"er\, n. [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.]
A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of
drawers, or bureau, with a mirror. [U. S.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
dresser
n 1: furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of
drawers, chest, bureau, dresser]
2: a person who dresses in a particular way; "she's an elegant
dresser"; "he's a meticulous dresser"
3: a wardrobe assistant for an actor [syn: dresser, actor's
assistant]
4: low table with mirror or mirrors where one sits while
dressing or applying makeup [syn: dressing table,
dresser, vanity, toilet table]
5: a cabinet with shelves
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Dresser, WI -- U.S. village in Wisconsin
Population (2000): 732
Housing Units (2000): 312
Land area (2000): 1.903109 sq. miles (4.929029 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.903109 sq. miles (4.929029 sq. km)
FIPS code: 20850
Located within: Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
Location: 45.357187 N, 92.634513 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 54009
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Dresser, WI
Dresser