GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   dresser (?), n.
   1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
   
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   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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   Dresser, 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.]
   
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