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hope chest

noun
🔊/ˈhəʊp tʃest/
🔊/ˈhəʊp tʃest/
(North American English)
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  1. items for the house collected by a woman, especially in the past, in preparation for her marriage (and often kept in a large chest（尤指过去未婚女子的）嫁妆) compare bottom drawer