drawer

English

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Drawers in a library card catalog.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From draw (to move by pulling) + -erCategory:English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#DRAWER; compare French tiroir. Attested from the 16th century.[1]

Noun

drawer (plural drawers)Category:English lemmas#DRAWERCategory:English nouns#DRAWERCategory:English countable nouns#DRAWERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRAWERCategory:Pages with entries#DRAWERCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DRAWER

  1. An open-topped box that can be slid in and out of the cabinet that contains it, used for storing clothing or other articles.
  2. (graphical user interfaceCategory:en:Graphical user interface#DRAWER) A side panel containing supplementary content.
  3. Attributive form of drawers.
    • 1918, The Corset and Underwear Review, volume 12, page 74:
      The step-ins are of two sorts; the knicker combination with open bloomer and chemise top; and circular drawer style, with chemise top and gussets at back and front that give extra width at the bottom.
      Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWER
    • 1922, The Underwear & Hosiery Review, volume 5, page 67, column 2:
      Customers in the underwear department at MacDougal-Southwick’s, on the other hand, have evinced quite an interest in the French drawer style, with binding in contrasting color and the separate vests also bound in the contrasting color.
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    • 1930 April 26, directed by Amos Parrish, “What’s In Fashion: Underwear For Men”, in The Pittsburgh Press, volume XLVI, number 305, Pittsburgh, Pa., page ten, column 4:
      Today men of every age are turning to the athletic pull-over shirt and drawer type of underwear.
      Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWER
    • 1935 May 4, “Hand-Picked Bargains–from a Store full of them!”, in Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y., page 3, column 3:
      Men’s Balbriggan Shirts and Drawers / 50c ea. / For the man who wants the shirt-and-drawer type of underwear but, naturally, wants lightweight now.
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    • 1988, Nell DuVall, Domestic Technology: A Chronology of Developments, Boston, Mass.: G. K. Hall & Co., →ISBN, page 366:
      Leloir described les calecons, drawer-type undergarment worn by French ladies (wc).
      Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWER
    • 2023, Gian Singh Sandhu, Who Are the Sikhs?: An Exploration of the Beliefs, Practices, & Traditions of the Sikh People, Bloomington, Ind.: Archway Publishing, →ISBN:
      The Sikh code of conduct does not restrict how Sikhs dress, except that they must wear kashera (drawer-type, cotton tie-able underwear) and a turban.
      Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWER
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Etymology 2

From

    Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#DRAWERCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#DRAWER drawer, from draw + -er (agent noun suffix)Category:English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun)#DRAWER. Attested from the 14th century.[2]

    Noun

    drawer (plural drawers)Category:English lemmas#DRAWERCategory:English nouns#DRAWERCategory:English countable nouns#DRAWERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DRAWERCategory:Pages with entries#DRAWERCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DRAWER

    1. Agent noun of draw; one who draws.
      • 2012 August 28, Manny Fernandez, “Federal Court Finds Texas Voting Maps Discriminatory”, in NYTimes.com:
        Lawyers for Mr. Abbott argued that the maps were drawn to help Republicans maintain power but not to discriminate, and that drawers did not know where district offices were located.
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      • 2014 January 25, Gordon Rayner, “Wanted: discreet drawer of royal bath: Buckingham Palace is seeking a housekeeping assistant for H team – just don't volunteer to change the light bulbs [online version: Wanted: an enthusiastic and proactive individual to run the Queen’s bath, 24 January 2014]”, in The Daily Telegraph, page 9:
        Wanted: discreet drawer of royal bath [title] ... [T]he successful applicant for the role of "housekeeping assistant" mus also be prepared for rather less conventional tasks; such as running the Queen's bath and cleaning her priceless antiques.
        Category:English terms with quotations#DRAWER
    2. An artist who primarily makes drawings.
    3. (bankingCategory:en:Banking#DRAWER) One who writes a bank draft, check/cheque, or promissory note.
    4. A barman; a person who draws the beer from the taps.
    5. Someone who taps palm sap for making toddy.
    6. (miningCategory:en:Mining#DRAWER, historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#DRAWER) A wagoner or person who pushes underground tubs.
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    See also

    References

    1. drawer, n.2, James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Drawer”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.
    2. drawer, n.1 James A. H. Murray et al., editors (1884–1928), “Drawer”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

    Anagrams

    Category:English heteronyms#DRAWER Category:en:Artists#DRAWERCategory:en:Occupations#DRAWERCategory:en:Furniture#DRAWERCategory:en:Containers#DRAWER

    Middle English

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From drawen + -erCategory:Middle English terms suffixed with -er#DRAWER.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    drawerCategory:Middle English lemmas#DRAWERCategory:Middle English nouns#DRAWERCategory:Middle English entries with incorrect language header#DRAWERCategory:Pages with entries#DRAWERCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DRAWER (plural drawers)

    1. One who pulls.

    Descendants

    References

    Yola

    Etymology

    From Middle EnglishCategory:Yola terms inherited from Middle English#DRAWERCategory:Yola terms derived from Middle English#DRAWER drawer. Equivalent to dra + -erCategory:Yola terms suffixed with -er#DRAWER.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    drawerCategory:Yola lemmas#DRAWERCategory:Yola nouns#DRAWERCategory:Yola entries with incorrect language header#DRAWERCategory:Pages with entries#DRAWERCategory:Pages with 3 entries#DRAWER

    1. metal pot

    References

    • Diarmaid Ó Muirithe (1990), “A Modern Glossary of the Dialect of Forth and Bargy”, in lrish University Review, volume 20, number 1, Edinburgh University Press, page 161
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