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Audio Help [brahyd] Pronunciation Key –noun
| a newly married woman or a woman about to be married. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE brȳd; c. D bruid, G Braut, ON brūthr, Goth brūths]
] —Related forms
brideless, adjective
bridelike, adjective
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Audio Help [brahyd; Fr. breed] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | Also called bar, leg, tie. a connection consisting of a thread or a number of threads for joining various solid parts of a design in needlepoint lace. |
| 2. | an ornamental bonnet string. |
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n. A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married. [Middle English, from Old English brȳd.] |
| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
bride
O.E. bryd, from P.Gmc. *bruthiz "woman being married" (cf. O.Fris. breid, Du. bruid, O.H.G. brut, Ger. Braut "bride"). Goth. cognate bruþs, however, meant "daughter-in-law," and the form of the word borrowed from O.H.G. into M.L. (bruta) and O.Fr. (bruy) only had this sense. In ancient IE custom, the married woman went to live with her husband's family, so the only "newly-wed female" in such a household would be the daughter-in-law. On the same notion, some trace the word itself to the PIE verbal root *bru- "to cook, brew, make broth," as this was the daughter-in-law's job. Bridesmaid is from 1552 (as bridemaid).
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| bride | |
noun | |
| 1. | a woman who has recently been married |
| 2. | Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: Bridget] |
| 3. | a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
bride [braid] noun
a woman about to be married, or newly married
Example: The bride wore a white dress.
See also: bridesmaid, bridal, bridegroomExample: The bride wore a white dress.
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Bride
Brid"al\, a. [From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n.] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Bride
Brid"al\, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br[=y]dealo brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2.] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage. Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky. --Herbert.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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