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单词 hope chest
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hope chest

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(未婚女子的)嫁妆箱
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Hope chest

Renaissance hope chest (cassone) from Florence (15th century)
Italian -
Aussteuerschrank - a dowry closet, currently in a German museum.

A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest or glory box is a piece of furniture traditionally used to collect items such as clothing and household linen, by unmarried young women in anticipation of married life.

The term "hope chest" or "cedar chest" is used in the midwest or south of the United States; in the United Kingdom, the term is "bottom drawer"; while "glory box" is used by women in Australia.

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chest

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hope chest n.
  1. chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage

  2. synonymous: wedding chest
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