About The Word Bride

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Bride

Bride Meaning & Definition
Bride Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Bride?

[n] a woman who has recently been married
[n] a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
[n] Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Bride: Bridget | Brigid | Saint Bride | Saint Bridget | Saint Brigid | St Bride | St Bridget | St Brigid

Related Terms | Find terms related to Bride:

See Also | abbess | honeymooner | mother superior | newlywed | participant | patron saint | prioress | war bride | wedding | wedding party

Bride In Webster's Dictionary

\Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D. bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.] 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married. Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride. --Lyttleton. I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev. xxi. 9. 2. Fig.: An object ardently loved. {Bride of the sea}, the city of Venice.
\Bride\, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.]

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