A box, a coffer; now mostly applied to a large box of strong construction, used for the safe custody of articles of value.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > receptacle or container > box > [noun] > chest (28) chesta700 A box, a coffer; now mostly applied to a large box of strong construction, used for the safe custody of articles of value. whitcheOE A chest, coffer, ark (= hutch, n. 1a 1b); (also) a coffin. In later use: the body of a wagon (perhaps cf. hutch, n. 3f). kistc1300 A chest, box, coffer. (In Scottish the specific term for a servant's trunk.) hutch1303 A chest or coffer, in which things are stored. forcerc1400 A chest, coffer, or casket. capse1447 A coffer, chest. trunk1462 A chest, coffer, box. Obsolete in gen. sense. scob1469 A box, a chest. casson1613 A chest. wanigan1895 Canadian and U.S. regional (northern and north-eastern). A storage chest or box, esp. one in a canoe. Subcategories:— large (1) — small (5) — carved or ornamental (2) — made of spruce (1) — used on ship (2) — for bride's clothes, etc. (4) — for valuable articles (3) |
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