hope chest in English
noun
1
a chest containing household linen and clothing stored by a woman in preparation for her marriage.
The young bride (16 to 20 years was a common marrying age) prepared for her wedding by filling her hope chest with hand made quilts, tablecloths, and linens.
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1. "In a sense, " the studyconcluded, "the hope chest represents on Asymbolical level a young womans aspirations and ona reality level her concrete investment in the maritalestate prior to its onset