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Dresser
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
2. A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
4. A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.
5. 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.