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  • noun Plural form of trousseau.

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Examples

  • No more so was this seen than with highly anticipated weddings of society women, whose trousseaux, bridesmaids, groom, and wedding gifts were newspaper fodder even for those invited!

    The Wedding | Edwardian Promenade 2009

  • For years, Lowe worked in Florida creating gowns for the trousseaux of socialites.

    Black Fashion Museum collection finds a fine home with Smithsonian 2010

  • For years, Lowe worked in Florida creating gowns for the trousseaux of socialites.

    Black Fashion Museum collection finds a fine home with Smithsonian 2010

  • To help support the family, Magnin opened a small store and began sewing and selling lace-trimmed baby clothes, lingerie, and bridal trousseaux, an art she had learned from her mother.

    Mary Ann Cohen: Magnin. 2009

  • The only funerary trousseaux that remain intact are those of Hetepheres, mother of Cheops, which, it seems, were buried once again in the vicinity of the grand pyramid, and of Iahhetep I, whose sarcophagus was discovered by Mariette on the left bank of Thebes.

    Exhibit of Egyptian Queens Jan 2008

  • The only funerary trousseaux that remain intact are those of Hetepheres, mother of Cheops, which, it seems, were buried once again in the vicinity of the grand pyramid, and of Iahhetep I, whose sarcophagus was discovered by Mariette on the left bank of Thebes.

    Archive 2008-08-01 Jan 2008

  • And they are busy planning as soon-to-be-married couples would be, having little tiffs over the usual stuff, bonding over the usual stuff, picking out trousseaux, like, again, any couple that is soon to be married -- lots of white, sexy, frilly lingerie pieces.

    CNN Transcript Jul 25, 2003 2003

  • For once, my Victorian reading came to the rescue, and I realized that what I was beholding was none other than the remains of an old custom no longer in use, the echo of an era when the homes of the wealthy had mannequins made to measure for different members of the family, used for tailoring their dresses and trousseaux.

    The Shadow of the Wind Zafon, Carlos Ruiz 2001

  • Let other girls record their crushes and their dresses, their tresses and trousseaux.

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

  • Let other girls record their crushes and their dresses, their tresses and trousseaux.

    Fall On Your Knees Macdonald Ann-Marie 1996

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