'Chest of drawers' definitions:

Definition of 'chest of drawers'

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noun
Furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest of drawers, chest, bureau, dresser]

Definition of 'Chest of drawers'

From: GCIDE
  • drawer \draw"er\, n.
  • 1. One who, or that which, draws; as: (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a taproom. --Shak. (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a good drawer. (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for payment; -- the correlative of drawee. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is drawn; as: (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in. (b) pl. An under-garment worn on the lower limbs. [1913 Webster]
  • Chest of drawers. See under Chest. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Chest of drawers'

From: GCIDE
  • Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist, cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. Cist, Cistern.]
  • 1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth. [1913 Webster]
  • Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A coffin. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an engine; the wind chest of an organ. [1913 Webster]
  • Bomb chest, See under Bomb.
  • Chest of drawers, a case or movable frame containing drawers. [1913 Webster]