hope chest

hope chest EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN noun (especially formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of hope chest First recorded in 1910–15 Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for hope chest Historical Examples of hope chest

Why, any girl would be glad to start a hope-chest with this, laughed Ruth.

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British Dictionary definitions for hope chest hope chest noun US and Canadian a young woman’s collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriageAlso called (esp in Britain): bottom drawer Collins English Dictionary – Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012