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hope chests

hope chests is the plural of hope chest.

Meaning of hope chest

Noun

hope chest (plural hope chests)

  1. A box containing items, especially clothing, table linens, towels, bed linens, and quilts, typically stored by unmarried young women in anticipation of future married life.

Questions about hope chests

What is hope chests the plural of?
Hope chests is the plural of hope chest.

Words near hope chests in the dictionary

  1. hope
  2. hope against hope
  3. Hope Cay
  4. hope chess
  5. hope chest
  6. hope chests
  7. hope for the best, prepare for the worst
  8. hope springs eternal
  9. hope springs eternal in the human breast
  10. Hope Town
  11. Hope under Dinmore

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