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hope chest definition

☆ hope chest

a chest in which a young woman collects linen, clothing, etc. in anticipation of getting married

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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