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bride

1[brahyd]
–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


brideless, adjective
bridelike, adjective

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
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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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