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Hope chest   /hoʊp tʃɛst/   Listen
Hope chest

noun
1.
Chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage.  Synonym: wedding chest.





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"Hope chest" Quotes from Famous Books



... lay in store for her. "Mrs. Gray and Tom are waiting outside for me in the automobile, Mother," she announced, appearing suddenly on the shady back porch, where her mother sat quietly hemstitching a table cloth for Grace's Hope Chest. "Come out and ...
— Grace Harlowe's Golden Summer • Jessie Graham Flower


Words linked to "Hope chest" :   chest, wedding chest


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