Meaning
A bedroom chest of drawers fitted with a mirror — the dressing table where clothes, linens, and small treasures are kept and where one dresses and grooms before the glass. In many Jamaican homes the dresser was a prized piece of furniture, often the finest thing in the room, its top set with doilies, family photos, perfume, and ornaments. A good mahogany dresser was a mark of a well-kept house and handed down with pride.
Examples
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Put di clothes inna di dresser drawer.
Put the clothes in the dresser drawer.
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Har photo dem line up pon di dresser.
Her photos are lined up on the dresser.
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Di ole mahogany dresser did belong to Granny.
The old mahogany dresser belonged to Granny.
Origin
From English 'dresser/dressing table'; a bedroom chest of drawers with a mirror. See [[whatnot]], [[mahogany]].
How it’s used
A bedroom chest of drawers with a mirror; a prized piece of furniture. See [[mahogany]], [[meat-safe]].