need DARE pairs

[Victoria Neufeldt]

I would consider 'bureau' and 'chest of drawers' synonymous; a dresser has a
mirror and is generally lower, according to the usage I grew up with (well,
we didn't use 'bureau' much, if at all, but I know the term).

Victoria
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Springfield, MA 01102
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> As for bureau/dresser, I would add chest-of-drawers.
>
> Andrea
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