Trousseau may refer to: *A

dowry A dowry is a payment, such as property or money, paid by the bride's family to the groom or his family at the time of marriage. Dowry contrasts with the related concepts of bride price and dower. While bride price or bride service is a payment ...

*The

wardrobe A wardrobe or armoire or almirah is a standing closet used for storing clothes. The earliest wardrobe was a chest, and it was not until some degree of luxury was attained in regal palaces and the castles of powerful nobles that separate accommo ...

of a bride, including the

wedding dress A wedding dress or bridal gown is the dress worn by the bride during a wedding ceremony. The color, style and ceremonial importance of the gown can depend on the religion and culture of the wedding participants. In Western cultures and Anglo ...

or similar clothing *A

hope chest A hope chest, also called dowry chest, cedar chest, trousseau chest, or glory box is a piece of furniture traditionally used by unmarried young women to collect items, such as clothing and household linen, in anticipation of married life. Th ...

, glory box or its contents *

Trousseau (grape) Trousseau or Trousseau Noir, also known as Bastardo and Merenzao, is an old variety of red wine grape originating in eastern France. It is grown in small amounts in many parts of Western Europe; the largest plantations are today found in Portugal, ...

, a wine grape also known as Bastardo ** Trousseau Gris, a white mutation of the Trousseau grape * Armand Trousseau (1801–67), French internist * Georges Phillipe Trousseau (1833–1894), French physician and royal doctor of Hawaii * Trousseau syndrome, a migratory thrombophlebitis associated with carcinomas of the lung and pancreas *

Trousseau sign of latent tetany Trousseau sign of latent tetany is a medical sign observed in patients with low calcium. From 1 to 4 percent of normal patients will test positive for Trousseau's sign of latent tetany. This sign may be positive before other manifestations of hyp ...

, a sign of hypocalcemia

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