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bride

1  [brahyd]
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–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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bride

2  [brahyd; Fr. breed]
–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.
Origin:
1865–70; < F: bonnet-string, bridle, OF < Gmc; see bridle

Bride

  [brahyd]
–noun
Saint. Brigid, Saint.

Brig⋅id

  [brij-id; especially for 1 also bree-id]
–noun
1. Saint. Also, Bride. a.d. 453–523, Irish abbess: a patron saint of Ireland.
2. a female given name.
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bride   (brīd)   
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 © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History

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).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Bible Dictionary

Bride

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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Idioms & Phrases

bride

see give away (the bride).

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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