Americans typically call the sliding storage compartments in furniture 'drawers' and the bedroom furniture piece containing multiple stacked drawers a 'dresser' or a 'chest of drawers'. For undergarments, modern Americans usually say 'underwear', 'briefs', or 'boxers', rarely using the archaic term 'drawers' for clothing unless referencing historical fashion or period literature. Thus, American English maintains a clear, distinct separation between furniture storage compartments and modern undergarment terminology in daily speech.
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