hope chest



hope chest

1. A piece of furniture used to store household items such as clothing and linens. The antique store had a beautiful cedar hope chest that would be a perfect addition to my bedroom furniture.
2. A young woman's collection of household items to use in her home after marriage. Sarah collected linens and sheets for her hope chest in anticipation of her new life as a married woman.
See also: chest, hope

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Evgeniyayev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian), eev-GYE-nee-yah (Russian)Bulgarian, Russian
Aditi-Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Kannada
Humphrey['hʌmfri]
Tiriaq-Native American, Inuit
Baird[bɛəd]
Aradhana-Indian, Hindi