What does "dresser" mean?

Additional senses

1. 2.An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
2. 3.Etym: [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.