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wedding chest

American  

noun

  1. an ornamented chest for a trousseau.


Etymology

Origin of wedding chest

First recorded in 1870–75

Example Sentences

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Among the items of furniture being installed, the one closest to his heart was a massive, 12-foot-tall antique wedding chest made in Syria and inlaid with mother-of-pearl.

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

In Southern Ohio a girl's wedding chest is her Glory-Box.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth

Then she spoke to her daughter: “Dodo, when we go to Paris you can fill that old wedding chest with a trooso.”

From Polly and Her Friends Abroad by Roy, Lillian Elizabeth

Would any country wedding chest be complete without its little silk bags filled with dried lavender buds and blooms to add the finishing touch of romance to the dainty trousseau of linen and lace?

From Culinary Herbs: Their Cultivation Harvesting Curing and Uses by Kains, M. G. (Maurice Grenville)

That is the story of Tatyana and her wedding chest.

From The Dark Star by Stevens, William Dodge