wooden chest

collocation in English

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wooden
adjective
uk
/ˈwʊd.ən/us
/ˈwʊd.ən/
made ...
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chest
noun[C]
uk
/tʃest/us
/tʃest/
the upper front part of the body of humans and some animals, between the stomach and the neck, containing the heart ...
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(Definition ofwoodenandchestfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Thewoodenchestwith iron padlocks of 1538 was rather better than the dry, well-painted iron chest of 1812.
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Later, the citizens then found there was awoodenchestin the sea under the town wall.
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Among the jetsam the townspeople found a large, batteredwoodenchest.
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The photo of his missing wife hidden in an oldwoodenchestboth comforts and torments him.
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The hoard was concentrated in a single location, within the completely decayed remains of awoodenchest.
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This image with her bejeweled dress was kept in an elaborate carvedwoodenchestbelieved to have used for cargo in galleon ship.
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The chancel arch, part of the south wall, and the inner doorway of the porch, date from the 13th and 14th centuries, as does a largewoodenchest.
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Houdini soon modified the escape to include the milk can being locked inside awoodenchest, being chained or padlocked, and even inside another milk can.
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Objects in the collection include: national costumes, tapestry, embroidery, wooden chests, waistcoats, mens jackets, necklaces, a variety of light clothes, town costumes, country tools etc.
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Each level is littered with vases and wooden chests which, when broken, reveal treasure items and power-ups.
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The minor arts such as wooden chests, tapestries and wall paintings also depict such scenes.
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Most baboons were mummified with the use of plaster and buried in wooden chests.
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The family possessionscarpets, dishes, kitchen utensils, clothes, etc. were kept there, in tin-lined wooden chests or on wooden shelves along the walls.
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Personal belongings kept in this type of kura tended to be kept in beautifully crafted wooden chests called "tansu" that would be located on a raised floor or balcony within.
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There are three wooden chests, two of which date from the 20th century, but the oldest is probably from the 16th century and was a poor man's chest.
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