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De - Pt| English Dictionary: chest of drawers | by the DICT Development Group |
| 3 results for chest of drawers | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. 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. {Chest of drawers}. See under {Chest}. | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Chest \Chest\ (ch[ecr]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. Heaps of money crowded in the chest. --Dryden. 2. A coffin. [Obs.] He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer. 3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone; the thorax. 4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc., are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case contains. 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. {Bomb chest}, See under {Bomb}. {Chest of drawers}, a case or movable frame containing drawers. | |
