chest of drawers

noun phrase

: a piece of furniture designed to contain a set of drawers (as for holding clothing)

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For those in need of a storage solution that goes a step beyond the traditional chest of drawers, the retailer’s Loop Armoire functions as a closet, storage cabinet, and dresser in one. Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 13 Mar. 2025 His answer was this curved chest of drawers covered with an illustration inspired by Palladian architecture, by the Italian designer Piero Fornasetti. Tim McKeough, New York Times, 17 Feb. 2025 Take a Tour Other must-do activities include a walk around High Point University’s gorgeous campus and stop on Hamilton Street to get your picture in front of the world’s largest chest of drawers. Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2025 Small trees can sit on top of a coffee table or chest of drawers. Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Nov. 2024 Mother and daughter live in a small room with a bed, a sink, and a battered chest of drawers. Yvonne Zipp, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2024 For the New York boutique, elements from its historic boutique included chandeliers by Maison Delisle and a green-lacquered wooden chest of drawers in the shape of an emerald cut. Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 Furniture Whether a giant chest of drawers or a tiny side table, inherited home goods add that extra layer of style and patina that Southern homes are known for. Katherine Owen, Southern Living, 26 July 2024 Chandeliers, made by Maison Delisle, create a cascade of light, and the green-lacquered wooden chest of drawers dominating the entrance of the Paris boutique has been reproduced for New York, this time in the shape of an emerald cut. Thomas Waller, WWD, 4 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1649, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chest of drawers was in 1649

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“Chest of drawers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest%20of%20drawers. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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chest of drawers

: a piece of furniture containing drawers (as for storing clothes)

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