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