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- noun Plural form of
trousseau .
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Examples
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And say, you should have heard them talkin 'over the kind of trousseaus that would best help a girl to forget she ever came from Dobie.
Odd Numbers Being Further Chronicles of Shorty McCabe Sewell Ford 1907
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Up until the 1950s, trousseaus were still being passed down from mother to daughter.
What a Little Lace Can Do Sara Ruffin Costello 2012
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Best china, silver, linen table cloths and napkins, goblets from our trousseaus, and labor-intensive recipes lent a festive mood to our easy conviviality, and left a worn-out hostess.
Emma Lou Thayne: Prayers Of Longing And Thanks Emma Lou Thayne 2011
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Best china, silver, linen table cloths and napkins, goblets from our trousseaus, and labor-intensive recipes lent a festive mood to our easy conviviality, and left a worn-out hostess.
Emma Lou Thayne: Prayers Of Longing And Thanks Emma Lou Thayne 2011
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Mr. ANDREW BOLTON (Curator, American Woman Exhibit): It was a huge status for American women to go to France and get their trousseaus and their seasonal wardrobes.
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The covers, prayer rugs, brides 'trousseaus, priests' garments, bed canopies, and curtains on the second floor of the one-time silk mill are a feast for the eyes.
Magda Abu-Fadil: "Gold and Silk" Revive Past Splendors at Lebanon Museum 2010
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Mr. ANDREW BOLTON (Curator, American Woman Exhibit): It was a huge status for American women to go to France and get their trousseaus and their seasonal wardrobes.
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The covers, prayer rugs, brides 'trousseaus, priests' garments, bed canopies, and curtains on the second floor of the one-time silk mill are a feast for the eyes.
Magda Abu-Fadil: "Gold and Silk" Revive Past Splendors at Lebanon Museum 2010
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Mr. ANDREW BOLTON (Curator, American Woman Exhibit): It was a huge status for American women to go to France and get their trousseaus and their seasonal wardrobes.
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She did whole trousseaus sometimes, working off the books just as Jimmy had.
Underworld Don Delillo 2008
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