hope chest

A chest traditionally used by a young woman for clothing and household goods, such as linens and silver, in anticipation of marriage.

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hope chest

US and Canadian a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage. Also called (esp in Britain): bottom drawer

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

hope′ chest`

a chest or the like used by a young woman for collecting clothing, linens, and other domestic or personal articles in anticipation of marriage.

[1910–15]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

hope chest - chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage

wedding chest

chest - box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy

Translations

corredo da sposa

hope chest

n (US) → Aussteuertruhe f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

hope chest

n (Am) → cassa del corredo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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Once, there were two people in love here, who met during one of the world outside's many wars; now, there is an old woman, nearly ninety, almost deaf, needing a walker, an old woman who keeps an urn full of ashes in a hope chest smelling still of fresh cedar.

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Make a hope chest with symbols of your future dreams.

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It's like a little hope chest, depicting my dream of travelling around Europe one day with family.

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