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hope chest

noun

Definition of hope chest

: a young woman's accumulation of clothes and domestic furnishings (such as silver and linen) kept in anticipation of her marriage also : a chest for such an accumulation

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 This law is a bulging hope chest for the sadistic followers of St. Hubert, who also can usually be found in the woods, unknowingly exchanging gunshots with the followers of St. Anheuser Busch. — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, "So, Scalia Was a Stonecutter?," 25 Feb. 2016

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First Known Use of hope chest

1911, in the meaning defined above

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hope chest

noun

English Language Learners Definition of hope chest

US, old-fashioned : a chest or box in which a young woman keeps things (such as silverware and linen) that she will use after she gets married

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