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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :


  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) :


  Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :


  chest of drawers
       n : furniture with drawers for keeping clothes [syn: chest, bureau,
            dresser]

From English-Croatian Freedict Dictionary :


  chest of drawers
  
  komoda

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :


  chest of drawers
  
  zásuvková skříň
  
           Entry edited by: pcernoch@imc.cas.cz

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :


  chest of drawers
  
  komoda
  
           Entry edited by: pcernoch@imc.cas.cz

From English-Czech fdicts/FreeDict Dictionary :


  chest of drawers
  
  prádelník
  
           Entry edited by: pcernoch@imc.cas.cz

From eng-hun :


  chest of drawers
  
  fiókosszekrény
  komód

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :


     五屉橱,衣柜

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