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Addressee
Addressee Ad`dress*ee", n. One to whom anything is addressed.
Dresser
Dresser Dress"er, n. [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.] A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of drawers, or bureau, with a mirror. [U. S.]
Dresser
Dresser Dress"er, n. 1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments. 2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal. 3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc. 4. [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.] (a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. (b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils. The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. -- Longfellow.
Flax dresser
Flax Flax, n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG. flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave, plait. See Ply.] 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed. 2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. Earth flax (Min.), amianthus. Flax brake, a machine for removing the woody portion of flax from the fibrous. Flax comb, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle. Flax cotton, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in bicarbinate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight. Flax dresser, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares it for the spinner. Flax mill, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen manufactured. Flax puller, a machine for pulling flax plants in the field. Flax wench. (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.] (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak. Mountain flax (Min.), amianthus. New Zealand flax (Bot.) See Flax-plant.
Flour dresser
Flour Flour, n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e., the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour, Icel. fl["u]r flower, flour. See Flower.] The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain; especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting; hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour of emery; flour of mustard. Flour bolt, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving, cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones. Flour box a tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box. Flour dredge or dredger, a flour box. Flour dresser, a mashine for sorting and distributing flour according to grades of fineness. Flour mill, a mill for grinding and sifting flour.
Gauze dresser
Gauze Gauze, n. [F. gaze; so called because it was first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.] A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk; also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze; cotton gauze. Gauze dresser, one employed in stiffening gauze.
Hairdresser
Hairdresser Hair"dress`er, n. One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.
Redresser
Redresser Re*dress"er (-?r), n. One who redresses.
S Dresseri
Eider Ei"der, n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel [ae]?r; akin to Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.] (Zo["o]l.) Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, esp. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. spectabilis), and the spectacled eider (Arctonetta Fischeri) are related species. Eider down. [Cf. Icel. [ae][eth]ard[=u]n, Sw. eiderd[=u]n, Dan. ederduun.] Down of the eider duck, much sought after as an article of luxury.
Tendresse
Tendresse Ten*dresse", n. [F.] Tender feeling; fondness. [Obs., except as a French word]
Top-dressed
Top-dress Top"-dress`, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Top-dressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Top-dressing.] To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.
Underdressed
Underdressed Un`der*dressed", a. Not dresses enough.
Vinedresser
Vinedresser Vine"dress`er, n. One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard. The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. --Isa. lxi. 5.

Meaning of Dresse from wikipedia

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- Paul Dresse (24 September 1901 – 4 February 1987) was a Belgian writer. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer...
- la reine Marie-Antoinette au Petit Trianon d'après l'inventaire original dressé par ordre de la convention : catalogue avec des notes inédites du marquis...
- there are 7 l. ""On est là pour répondre aux crises" : Christian Pouget dresse le bilan de ses deux ans et demi p****ées à la préfecture de Saint-Pierre...
- tous les Etats du monde, avec les cocardes et pavillons les plus connus / dressé d'après Malte-Brun, H****el, Balbi et autres sources authentiques par C....
- fructueuse: Le Fonds national de soutien à la production audiovisuelle dresse son bilan". Film Fund Luxembourg (in French). 21 July 2014. Archived from...
- acte de mariage No. 914 dressé le 30 décembre 1869, année 1869 (vue 8/9). Archives de Samois-sur-Seine, acte de décès No. 36 dressé le 22 octobre 1916, année...
- Mississipi. 100 lieues françoises [= 0m. 092 ; 1 : 4.830.000 environ]. Dressé sur un grand nombre de mémoires entre autres sur ceux de M. Le Maire / par...
- vp with goud wyn / boille it / do therto good ****ere, & hole resons / dresse hit / florisshe it a-boue with pomme-garnetes. Take figs and boil them in...
- under the title A Most Briefe and Pleasaunte Treatise, Teaching How to Dresse, Sowe, and Set a Garden. It was written by Thomas Hill, who went on to write...