hope chest

美 
英 
  • n.(尤指过去未婚女子的)嫁妆
  • 网络嫁妆箱;希望箱;希望之箱
复数:hope chests  
hope chest
n.
1.
(尤指过去未婚女子的)嫁妆items for the house collected by a woman, especially in the past, in preparation for her marriage (and often kept in a large chest )