Words & TermsWar, service and history
glory box
A box or collection of household goods accumulated in anticipation of marriage.
In a sentence
Her grandmother’s glory box held linen saved before the wedding.
Where it came from
Glory box is the Australian counterpart of hope chest or bottom drawer. It is probably related to British dialect glory hole, a storage place for odds and ends, and is first recorded in 1900.
- First recorded
- 1900
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australia-wide