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DictionarytrousseauBridal belongings
noun

trousseau

TROO-soh/ˈtruːsəʊ/

Clothes and household linens collected by a bride for married life.

The bride packs her trousseau into a chest.

A bride in her wedding dress packs an open chest with bridal clothing and neatly folded household linens, visibly joining the marriage context with the collected belongings.
Etymology
troussOld Frenchbundle
+eauFrenchdiminutive

The pieces give “little bundle.” This bundle became specifically the clothes and other belongings a bride brought from her former home, giving the word its marriage-related meaning.

In context

Storytime Haven54:26
and that her mother had sent her to stop with Mrs. Russell while she bought her trousseau.
🌹 Angelica by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding | Classic Suspense Tale 🎭

More examples

  • The chest holds the bride's trousseau.
  • She adds a hand-sewn tablecloth to the trousseau.
  • The museum displays a nineteenth-century trousseau.

Forms

trousseau · trousseaus · trousseaux

Similar words

dowry
A dowry is property brought to a marriage; a trousseau specifically comprises clothes and household linens.
wardrobe
A wardrobe is a person’s collection of clothes; a trousseau is assembled for marriage and can include linens.