Etymology

dresser

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Today it means: An item of kitchen furniture, like a cabinet with shelves, for storing crockery or utensils. Full definition →

Middle English dressure ← Old French drecëur
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dresser · noun1

  1. Old French · derived fromdrecëur
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdressure
  3. English todaydresser

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

dresser · noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromdresser
  2. English todaydresser

From Middle English dresser, equivalent to dress + -er.

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