All 6 Uses
dowry
in
The God of Small Things
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- Without anybody who would pay her a dowry and therefore without an obligatory husband looming on her horizon.†
Chpt 1
- Since her father did not have enough money to raise a suitable dowry, no proposals came Ammu's way.†
Chpt 2
- They were separated and made into rings and pendants for unmarried daughters' dowries.†
Chpt 2 *dowries = money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage
- A wooden dowry box.†
Chpt 5
- They were labeled with edifying placards that said Traditional Kerala Umbrella and Traditional Bridal Dowry-box.†
Chpt 5
- The teacher's husband's sisters waiting for their dowries.†
Chpt 6dowries = money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage
Definitions:
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(1)
(dowry) in some societies, money or property given by a woman's family to the husband at marriage
or less formally: money or property a bride brings to a marriage -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) More rarely, in some societies, a dowry may be given by a husband to his new wife. It can also refer to money paid upon entry to a monastic order.