trousseau

• A pretty girl gave a substantial order for her trousseau, and a lady of uncertain age and meagre figure bought herself a very unsuitable pair of georgette cami-knickers. —  The Port of London Murders - Josephine Bell: 1938
• But as her trousseau is not ready, my sister thinks it would be a very stupid thing to do Did the Dean get my letter?" —  Good Old Anna
• If the check her father furnishes her for her trousseau is a generous one it is a wise provision to put a part of it aside for later use, and in so doing she has the equivalent of a wardrobe that will last her for a year or more Custom has decreed that the bride's wedding dress shall be of pure white, and, as the marriage ceremony is a religious one, whether it takes place in a church or in a private house, that it shall be made high in the neck and with long sleeves. —  The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference
• He only said politely, "And I am delighted that the trousseau is perfectly satisfactory to you, madame That was an awful shock, and I hope I didn't show it as I murmured "Perfectly, thank you The word "trousseau" can be spoken in a woman's presence for many years with no effect, but it is an awful shock when she first really hears it. —  The Melting of Molly
• Only he got even with me by saying: "And I am delighted that the trousseau is perfectly satisfactory to you, Mrs. Carter That was an awful shock and I hope I didn't show it as I murmured: "Perfectly, thank you The word "trousseau" can be spoken in a woman's presence for many years with no effect, but it is an awful shock when she first really hears it. —  The Melting of Molly

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