DRESSER

n.

5 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.

2.
n.

A kind of pick for shaping large coal.

3.
n.

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

4.
n.

A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use.

5.
n.

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.