chest of drawers
noun phrase
: a piece of furniture designed to contain a set of drawers (as for holding clothing)
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Stock image: An old worn chest of drawers stands on tiles.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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
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“Chest of drawers.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chest%20of%20drawers. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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