Definitions for hope chest

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hope′ chest`(n.)

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

    Category: Furniture

Origin of hope chest:

1910–15

Princeton's WordNet

  1. hope chest, wedding chest(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. hope chest(Noun)

    A box containing items, especially clothing, table linens, towels, bed linens, and quilts, typically stored by unmarried young women in anticipation of future marriages or married lives.


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