chest of drawers
noun/ˌtʃest əv ˈdrɔːz/
/ˌtʃest əv ˈdrɔːrz/
(plural chests of drawers)
(North American English also bureau, dresser)
- a piece of furniture with drawers (= parts like boxes built into it with handles on the front for pulling them out) for keeping clothes in
- She rose from the bed and crossed to the chest of drawers.
- We bought a mahogany chest of drawers for £200.
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