hope chestnoun [ C usually singular ]
uk/ˈhəʊp ˌtʃest/us/ˈhoʊp ˌtʃest/US old-fashioned UK bottom drawerclothes, sheets, etc. that a young woman traditionally collects for use after she is married:
Kate's grandmother gave her a quilt for her hope chest.
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Groups and collections of things
- agglomeration
- Aladdin's cave
- anthology
- assemblage
- bank
- basket
- cache
- empty set
- ensemble
- feast
- generation
- glory box
- grab bag
- package
- pool
- sheaf
- sheaves
- subgroup
- vintage
- wad
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