hope chest

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noun

(especially formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage.

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Origin of hope chest

First recorded in 1910–15

Words nearby hope chest

Hopatcong, hop clover, hope, hope against hope, Hope, Bob, hope chest, Hope diamond, hopeful, hopefully, hopeful monster, Hopeh

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How to use hope chest in a sentence

At St. Barnabas Hospital, Pellerano was listed in stable condition with wounds to his chest and arm.
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Forty minutes later he says, ‘I think she may have chest injuries now.’
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The hope was that greater transparency about performance would drive results.
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Speaking to a local radio station today Antonella Ramelli said the video gives her hope.
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“The closer we get to ‘16, the tougher it’s going to be, so I hope we start quickly,” he said.
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Joe looked at her with a smile, his face still solemn and serious for all its youth and the fires of new-lit hope behind his eyes.
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There was no doubt thought of his own loss in this question: yet there was, one may hope, a germ of solicitude for the mother too.
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But I hope at least to play to him a few times, and what is more important, to hear him play repeatedly.
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"I hope you don't think I speak always to strangers, like that," said the girl in the rose hat.
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You don't mind staying here in the sunshine, I hope, while my coat dries?
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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

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