Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A marriage ceremony; a wedding.
- adjective Of or relating to a bride or a marriage ceremony; nuptial.
- adjective Designed for a bride or a newly married couple.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A feast at a marriage; a wedding-feast.
- noun A marriage; nuptials.
- Belonging to a bride or to a wedding: as, a bridal wreath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to a
bride , or towedding ;nuptial ; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber. - noun A
wedding . - noun archaic A wedding feast.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or pertaining to a bride
- adjective of or relating to a wedding
- noun archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The old du Lac aunts at Rhinebeck had put their house at the disposal of the bridal couple, with a readiness inspired by the prospect of spending a week in New York with Mrs. Archer; and Archer, glad to escape the usual bridal suite in a Philadelphia or Baltimore hotel, had accepted with an equal alacrity.
XIX. Book II 1920
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Nearly every season I note what I call the bridal day of summer -- a white, lucid, shining day, with a delicate veil of mist softening all outlines.
The Wit of a Duck and Other Papers John Burroughs 1879
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I could recover myself into any composure for thinking, the maid came in with her mistress's service, and a small silver orringer of what she called a bridal posset, and desired me to eat it as I went to bed, which consequently I did, and felt immediately a heat, a fire run like a hue-and-cry through every part of my body; I burnt, I glowed, and wanted even little of wishing for any man.
Memoirs Of Fanny Hill A New and Genuine Edition from the Original Text (London, 1749) John Cleland 1749
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Now we've added all camo gowns and dresses, made in bridal satin and in 4 patterns ... and girls LOVE them!
Camo Weddings 2009
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Now we've added all camo gowns and dresses, made in bridal satin and in 4 patterns ... and girls LOVE them!
Camo Weddings 2009
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Weddings are sometimes considered as golden opportunities to showcase the best trends and the latest fads in bridal couture and wedding fashions.
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It appeared that there was a disproportionate number of straight girls (often in bridal parties) bringing in uncomfortable boyfriends who didn't always get along well with the gay clientele.
Gay 90's: Sold drewan 2008
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What happened in bridal, with the shift online, is happening in all media, only quicker.
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One sees all the fruit-trees clad in bridal garments of pink and white; and what a translucent sky smiles down on the ponds and the reaches of bay and cove!
Further Chronicles of Avonlea Lucy Maud 1920
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But she stood, dressed in bridal wreath and crown, and took him by the hand and led him into the drawing-room, where the guests were assembled and all was in readiness for the ceremony.
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