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