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brides·maid
/
ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd
/
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[
brahydz
-meyd
]
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noun
1.
a young woman who attends the
bride
at a wedding ceremony.
2.
Informal.
a person, group, etc., that is in a secondary position, never quite attains a
goal
, etc.:
Bridesmaids for 12 seasons, the Eagles finally won the championship.
Origin:
1545–55;
bride
1
+
's
1
+
maid
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bridesmaid
(ˈbraɪdzˌmeɪd)
—
n
matron of honour
Compare
maid of honour
a girl or young unmarried woman who attends a bride at her wedding
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
bridesmaid
1550s, bridemaid, from
bride
+
maid
. The -s- is excrescent but began to appear by 1794 and the form with it predominated by the end of the 19c.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Both were gowned in cream colored net over white taffeta and their bouquets
were of pink
bridesmaid
roses.
My parents married in a ceremony full of polyester, with purple flower-print
bridesmaid
's dresses.
She wore pink organdie and carried
bridesmaid
roses.
He acknowledged making an inappropriate remark to a staff member after dancing
with a
bridesmaid
at a wedding.
Out of the tree they carved an image, and having dressed it as a bride, they set it on a bullock-cart with a
bridesmaid
beside it.
In the west parlor, at a table daintily decorated with
bridesmaid
roses and smilax.
Vintage
bridesmaid
dresses can be found in resale or specialty shops.
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