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CEDAR CHEST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does cedar chest mean? 

CEDAR CHEST (noun)
  The noun CEDAR CHEST has 1 sense:

1. a chest made of cedarplay

  Familiarity information: CEDAR CHEST used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CEDAR CHEST (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A chest made of cedar

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cedar chest" is a kind of...):

chest (box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy)


 Context examples 


What did Mother give you out of the treasure box? asked Amy, who had not been present at the opening of a certain cedar chest in which Mrs. March kept a few relics of past splendor, as gifts for her girls when the proper time came.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)



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