DRESSER

Source: 566, 567

dresser. Dresser, n. a person who dresses, a kitchen-table

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Dress″er (?), n. 1. 1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
2. 2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
3. 3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
4. 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.
The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.