English

Etymology
From F. #French|trousseau, diminutive of trousse �bundle�.

Pronunciation
IPA|/�tɹu�s��/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-u�s��|-u�s��

Noun
en-noun|pl2=trousseaux

1. obsolete A bundle.
2. The clothes and linen etc. that a bride collects for her wedding and married life.

#*1918: Consequently, having decided to divide her daughter's trousseau into two parts, a lesser and a larger, the Princess eventually consented to have the wedding before Advent. � Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, tr. Louise & Aylmer Maude (Oxford 1998, p. 435)

Translations
trans-top|bridal clothes
Crimean Tatar: satuv
Italian: corredo m
trans-mid
Spanish: ajuar m
Portuguese: enxoval m
trans-bottom

See also
bottom drawer
dowry
glory box, glory-box
hope chest

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