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Meanings of trousseau in inglés

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An amount paid by the parents of a bride to the groom and or his family.

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Examples for "dowry"
Examples for "dowry"
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In the meanwhile, the servants had carried the dowry to the wagon.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
2
But my father promised he'd make sure my dowry was well protected.
The devil she knows
3
With her dowry William expanded his business and acquired a second shop.
Millionaire: the philanderer, gambler, and duelist who invented ...
4
On the condition that I-thatI fix the amount of the dowry.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
5
For those reasons, he is prepared to overlook your lack of dowry.
The viscount and the virgin
1
And as soon as they gat the tocher, he's off wi' the lassie.
The Dew of Their Youth
2
And she has nae tocher or as good as nane.
Foes
3
Heard ye ever the like of a tocher, man?
Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Volume 23
4
I dinna mind the leddy's name; but there's tocher wi' lass o' his I'll warrant.
Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet: An Autobiography
5
Wi' havins and tocher sae sma'!
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
Usage of trousseau in inglés
1
He talked about the trousseau and how much admired Rose is everywhere.
I capture the castle
2
The trousseau of a young beauty became as important as her dowry.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
3
Myra's trousseau had been so simple as scarcely to deserve the name.
The Best Short Stories of 1919, and the Yearbook of the American...
4
Anne's salary had helped a great deal in getting the trousseau together.
The Gay Cockade
5
Little by little the trousseau had been prepared, and was all ready.
Everlasting Pearl: One of China's Women
6
Everything was fixed, even Flossie's ideas on the subject of her trousseau.
The Divine Fire
7
Why, her trousseau is ordered, and some of the things have arrived.
Elster's Folly: A Novel
8
So Linda realized that Mary Louise had been told about the trousseau.
Her Father's Daughter
9
And trousseau clothes are quite unlike other clothes-notprettier, often uglier-butdifferent.
Balloons
10
Did not Mr. Grandon admit that when they talked about the trousseau?
Floyd Grandon's Honor
11
Go and think about your trousseau in the silence of your own apartment.
Run to Earth: A Novel
12
The unnumbered chemises were only seven or eight, in the most magnificent trousseau.
Petty Troubles of Married Life, Second Part
13
Then the preparation of a Bush trousseau needed thought and discussion.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
14
For Mr. Crump had been made aware of the circumstances of the trousseau.
He Knew He Was Right
15
Kimonas, bath-robes, dressing-jackets, are included in the less ornamental parts of the trousseau.
Mother's Remedies / Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies ...
16
Mrs. Barkany gave Gutel the trousseau, and the marriage took place at harvest-time.
Stories by Foreign Authors: German — Volume 1
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