trousseau
noun
trous·seau
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, trü-ˈsō\
plural trousseaux\ ˈtrü-(ˌ)sōz
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or trousseaus
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or trousseaus
Definition of trousseau
: the personal possessions of a bride usually including clothes, accessories, and household linens and wares
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Hartnell, who also designed the Queen's wedding dress, requested a whole suitcase of gloves for Princess Elizabeth's honeymoon as part of her trousseau. — Caroline Picard, Good Housekeeping, "This Is Why Queen Elizabeth Always Wears Gloves," 19 June 2018 Only when a desperate plea for funds on the social media site Weibo led to a successful crowd-funding campaign (people did everything from pledging a month's salary to donating a trousseau) did a major financier step forward. — Kenneth Turan, latimes.com, "Chinese animation 'Big Fish & Begonia' echoes the visual wonders of Hayao Miyazaki," 5 Apr. 2018 At these Winter Games, however, few ice skating costumes have looked like outtakes from a streetwalker’s trousseau. — Guy Trebay, New York Times, "Embracing Fashion, Saggers to Sequins, at the Winter Games," 21 Feb. 2018 Fleur du Mal bridal trousseau, from $6,000; fleurdumal.com. — Priya Rao, Town & Country, "Sleep No More," 13 Sep. 2013 From the guy who drags you down to his basement to show off his new case of trousseau gris, to Malcolm Forbes, who once paid $150,000 for a bottle of 1787 Château Lafite allegedly owned by Thomas Jefferson, there's a lot of status action going on. — Rand Richards Cooper, courant.com, "In Our Midst: Talking With A Master Sommelier About What The Nose Knows," 1 Sep. 2017 After creating her own trousseau, Zuccarini decided to offer her custom services to brides. — Priya Rao, Town & Country, "Sleep No More," 13 Sep. 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trousseau.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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trousseau
noun
English Language Learners Definition of trousseau
old-fashioned
: the clothes and personal possessions that a woman collects when she is about to get married
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