dower chest
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of dower chest
First recorded in 1880–85
Example Sentences
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This is considered one of the best examples of chests in existence, being wonderfully carved, of solid oak, and probably used originally as a dower chest.
From Remodeled Farmhouses by Mary H. Northend
The filling of a dower chest was one part of it, and the setting of infinite stitches, each as perfect as a tiny pearl, in much "fair and broidered raiment" was another.
From Mary Ware's Promised Land by John Goss
If there is one piece of furniture above another that is surrounded with a halo of romance, surely it is the dower chest!
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
No bride of the old country has more pride in her dower chest than the mountain bride in her pile of quilts.
From Quilts Their Story and How to Make Them by Marie D. (Marie Daugherty) Webster
In the Castle Museum there is another chest made for Queen Philippa in 1333—a veritable dower chest.
From Chats on Household Curios by Fred. W. (Frederick William) Burgess
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