WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
hope′ chest′, 
  1. Furniture(esp. formerly) a chest or the like in which a young woman collected clothing, linens, and other articles in anticipation of marriage.
  • 1910–15

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
hope chest
  1. a young woman's collection of clothes, linen, cutlery, etc, in anticipation of marriage
    Also called (esp in Britain): bottom drawer
'hope chest' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bottom drawer - dower chest

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