wedding chest


noun

an ornamented chest for a trousseau.

Origin of wedding chest

First recorded in 1870–75

Example sentences from the Web for wedding chest

  • That hug means more to me than a 143 wedding-chest, laughed Dodo, pink with pleasure.

    Polly and Her Friends Abroad |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
  • That day, Polly secured a Gothic wedding-chest with ornamented and beautifully carved sides and lid.

    Polly and Her Friends Abroad |Lillian Elizabeth Roy