*esser*

n. [ From Cess, v. i. ] (Law) a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment, for two years. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who makes a confession. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. contesseratio, from contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae (friendship tokens). ] An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

That person of his [ George Herbert ], which afforded so unusual a contesseration of elegancies. Oley. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the opposite sex.
Syn. -- transvestite. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ F., fr. desservir to remove from table, to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve, to serve at table. See Serve. ] A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the last course at dinner. [ 1913 Webster ]

“An 't please your honor, ” quoth the peasant,
“This same dessert is not so pleasant.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Dessert spoon, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon. --
Dessert-spoonful, n., pl.
Dessert-spoonfuls, as much as a dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and a half fluid drams. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. 1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

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. [ 1913 Webster ]

The pewter plates on the dresser
Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who guesses; one who forms or gives an opinion without means of knowing. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who harnesses. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ This word is formed by adding anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an original s) to less. See Less, a. ] Less; smaller; inferior. [ 1913 Webster ]

God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night. Gen. i. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in certain special instances in which its employment has become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia (i. e., Asia Minor), the lesser light, and some others; also in poetry, for the sake of the meter, and in prose where its use renders the passage more euphonious. [ 1913 Webster ]

The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

The larger here, and there the lesser lambs. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

By the same reason may a man, in the state of nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Less. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, presses. [ 1913 Webster ]

Presser bar, or
Presser wheel (Knitting machine), a bar or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable the loops of the yarn to pass over them. --
Presser foot, the part of a sewing machine which rests on the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the machine. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who redresses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, represses. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Tesserae [ L., a square piece, a die. See Tessellar. ] A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like, having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls, and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone, wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for various other purposes. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated. [ Obs. ] Sir R. Atkyns (1712). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesserae. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Crystallog.) Isometric. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a laborer in a vineyard. [ 1913 Webster ]

The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. Isa. lxi. 5. [ 1913 Webster ]