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Dresser
I have read that a "dresser" was not for dressing one's self originally, but rather was a piece of furniture found in a kitchen, dining area, or food preparation area. It use was to "dress" meat, hence a dresser. Only later did the term move to its more common day usage.
The original dresser had a chest of drawers underneath a thick slab top (for chopping and cutting) and typically had a high thin hutch for storing plates on edge, facing the room (probably for display).
a 'dresser' is another term for the type also known as a 'welsh cupboard', and, yes, it was/is a piece of kitchen furniture.
Toyokuni3 (
talk) 05:39, 12 July 2008 (UTC)reply
I'm not editing the page at this time since I don't have any good citations yet, but I'll look into it. I found the origins fascinating.
63.205.221.237 00:47, 5 April 2007 (UTC) GoldCountryNetDudereply
I have a problem with referring to the era of construction as the Late Medieval period, when the earliest reference made is to the reign of Charles I, which is about 300 years past the Medieval era by my reckoning. Yuck. —Preceding
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156.34.193.65 (
talk) 03:06, 5 September 2007 (UTC)reply
The definition of the word "Stand-by" - is the usage correct?
while reading this article, I stumbled on the word "stand-by" as used in the sentence: "It has a long history as one of the stand-bys of a carpenter's workshop." I searched the online dictionary "Dictionary.com" but I didn't find a fitting definition.
I am assuming you mean an "essential component/furniture" in a carpenter's workshop. —Preceding
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Wicketywick (
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contribs) 22:53, 28 October 2009 (UTC)reply
Perfume cushion
I believe
perfume cushion is MOST relevent to this article because in many instances that is EXACTLY what you will find in at least one of the drawers in many households. Would you like a few references for this? Did you look lately in your
Chest of drawers, especially in the drawer that would contain your
undergarments?--
Doug Coldwelltalk 14:28, 4 September 2010 (UTC)reply
Here looks like a drawer from a Chest of drawers that has ordinary items in it, one being a sachet to make the clothes smell pretty.--
Doug Coldwelltalk 15:22, 4 September 2010 (UTC)reply
Let me ponder your question. I'll get back to you later....--
Doug Coldwelltalk 22:02, 4 September 2010 (UTC)reply
Name
Thats a pretty awkward name. Other English dialects must have some other names.
Pass a Methodtalk 18:32, 28 July 2013 (UTC)reply
Why is it called a bureau? It's not the FBI.
John Moser (
talk) 20:35, 14 March 2021 (UTC)reply
I have requested a cite. The standard dictionaries, like Gloag, "A Short Dictionary of Furniture", require at least a writing surface for the contraption to be called a bureau, so these are not synonyms.
Викидим (
talk) 02:25, 28 January 2023 (UTC)reply
Found and provided cites.
Викидим (
talk) 06:00, 30 January 2023 (UTC)reply