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trousseau

 
Dictionary: trous·seau   (trū'sō, trū-sō') pronunciation
 
n., pl. -seaux (-sōz, -sōz') or -seaus.

The possessions, such as clothing and linens, that a bride assembles for her marriage.

[French, from Old French, diminutive of trousse, bundle. See truss.]


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IN BRIEF: The personal outfit of a bride.

pronunciation The bride's trousseau was neatly packed in a cedar chest.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens


 
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See also

  • Truso, an ancient town in East Prussia

 
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brudeudstyr

Nederlands (Dutch)
uitzet

Français (French)
n. - trousseau (de mariage)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Aussteuer

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - προικιά

Italiano (Italian)
corredo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - enxoval de noiva (m)

Русский (Russian)
приданое невесты

Español (Spanish)
n. - ajuar, equipo de novia

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brudutstyrsel, brudkista

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
嫁装, 嫁妆

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 嫁裝, 嫁妝

한국어 (Korean)
n. - (신부의) 혼수

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 嫁入り道具

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) جهاز العروس,‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חפצי הכלה (בעיקר בגדים)‬


 
 
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