| 词汇 | a hope chest |
| 释义 | Idiom a hope chest American the things a young woman collects to use in her home after she is married.Gloria spent the next few months embroidering sheets for her hope chest. hope chest1. A piece of furniture used to store household items such as clothing and linens. The antique store had a beautiful cedar hope chest that would be a perfect addition to my bedroom furniture. 2. A young woman's collection of household items to use in her home after marriage. Sarah collected linens and sheets for her hope chest in anticipation of her new life as a married woman. hope chesta chest containing linen, clothes, and household items stored by a woman in preparation for her marriage. North AmericanThe British equivalent of this expression is bottom drawer (see drawer). |
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