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hope chest
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hope chest
(noun)
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hope chest
noun
plural
hope chests
hope chest
noun
plural
hope chests
Learner's definition of HOPE CHEST
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US, old-fashioned
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a chest or box in which a young woman keeps things (such as silverware and linen) that she will use after she gets married
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