wedding chest

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noun

an ornamented chest for a trousseau.

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Origin of wedding chest

First recorded in 1870–75

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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Dance instructors run a lucrative trade offering private lessons to couples before their wedding receptions, typically the tango.
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Just a week after her divorce, she was invited to a wedding by her sister-in-law.
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And thus I end up at the bottom of the stairs, about one month after my injury and two months after my wedding.
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This week has been one of great excitement in Weimar, on account of the wedding of the son of the Grand Duke.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay
Of course they would stop for the wedding; but meantime she must be very discreet; she must not intrude too much.
Confidence|Henry James
The village organist had distinguished himself by his florid rendering of the Wedding March.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
The wedding breakfast very much resembled the similar festivities at which most of us have assisted.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3)|Charles James Wills
He vowed he was taking even better care of himself than usual, but his chest is bad again.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton