Wedding Chest (Noun)
Meaning
Chest for storage of clothing (trousseau) and household goods in anticipation of marriage.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The woman spent months filling her wedding chest with fine linens and delicate lace in preparation for her upcoming marriage.
- As part of her dowry, the bride's family gave her a beautiful wooden wedding chest adorned with intricate carvings.
- The young woman's mother helped her fill the wedding chest with embroidered pillowcases, quilts, and other household essentials.
- The wedding chest had been passed down through generations of women in the family, each adding their own personal touches and treasures to its contents.
- Before her wedding day, the bride-to-be carefully arranged her belongings in the wedding chest, a symbol of her readiness for married life.