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bride1 (braɪd) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a woman who has just been or is about to be married | |
| [Old English brӯd; related to Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt] | |
| bride2 (braɪd) | |
| —n | |
| lacemaking, needlework Also called: bar a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern | |
| [C19: from French, literally: | |
| Bride (braɪd) | |
| —n | |
| Saint Bride See Bridget | |
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Word Origin & History
bride
O.E. bryd "bride, betrothed or newly married woman," 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.
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Bible Dictionary
Bride definition
frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.). The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29). The church is called "the bride" (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Expectations exist that a bride and groom should be about the same age.
The parents of the groom will present the bride with a dress and a gold ornament.
In the west, it is now customary to present the bride with a wedding ring.
The brothers usually lift the bride, while the groom tries to place the garland over her.
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