bottom drawer

noun

A lady's storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life.

Meanings

nounbottom drawer (plural bottom drawers)

plural bottom drawers

  1. UKA lady's storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life.

    Synonyms: glory box, hope chest

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bottom, drawer.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lady's storage box containing items saved for her wedding or married life.

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MLA

“bottom drawer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20drawer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bottom drawer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bottom%20drawer.

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