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dress·er I. \ˈdresə(r)\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English dressore, dresser, from Middle French dresseur, from Old French dreçor, from drecier to arrange, make straight — more at dress I 1. obsolete : a table or sideboard on which meat and other things were prepared for use or from which food was served 2. : a cupboard or set of shelves to hold dishes and cooking utensils 3. : a piece of bedroom furniture (as a chest of drawers or bureau) with a mirror II. noun (-s) Etymology: dress (I) + -er 1. : one that dresses commercial articles in preparation for their use: as a. : one that finishes leather b. : one that smooths and polishes pottery c. : one that cleans fish d. : one that sets up machinery (as well-drilling rigs) for operation e. : one that takes care of growing plants (as fruit trees or fruiting vines) by performing operations (as cultivating, pruning, thinning) required to insure a crop — usually used in combination < a vinedresser > 2. a. : one that assists another in dressing; specifically : one that cares for the wardrobe of an actor and helps with costume changing b. (1) : one that dresses in an particular way < a careful dresser > < a careless dresser > (2) : one that is noted for the use of careful or stylish dress < look well enough for anybody, though he will never be much of a dresser — Thomas Hughes > 3. : one that serves as a doctor's assistant especially in the dressing of wounds or other lesions 4. : a tool or machine for dressing something: as a. : a pick for shaping large coal b. : a mallet for working sheet lead c. : a machine for facing millstones d. : a flour bolter e. : a smith's tool which fits into the hardie hole and over which the work is finished to shape f. : a device for removing worn-out abrasive from abrasive wheels g. : a textile machine used in preparing warp (as of wool) for the loom |