dresser

Definition

An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils.

Etymology

From Middle English dressure, dressor, dressour, a borrowing from Old French drecëur, drecëure, from the verb dresser.

Example Sentences

• "The pewter plates on the dresser / Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine."
• "But it went through her like a flash of hot fire when, in passing, he lurched against the dresser, setting the tins rattling, and clutched at the white pot knobs for support."
• "The other room was a kitchen, with an open fireplace, a safe, a dresser and a tin sink, with a tap from the tank outside."