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bridal

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bri·dal  (brdl)
n.
A marriage ceremony; a wedding.
adj.
1. Of or relating to a bride or a marriage ceremony; nuptial.
2. Designed for a bride or a newly married couple: a bridal shop; the hotel's bridal suite.
[Middle English bridale, wedding, wedding feast, from Old English brdealo : brd, bride; see bride + ealu, ale; see ale.]
bridal [ˈbraɪdəl]
adj
of or relating to a bride or a wedding; nuptial
n
Obsolete a wedding or wedding feast
[Old English brȳdealu, literally: ``bride ale'', that is, wedding feast]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bridalbridal - archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
espousal
marriage ceremony, wedding, marriage - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"
Adj.1.bridal - of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
nuptial, spousal
2.bridal - of or pertaining to a bride; "bridal gown"
bridal
adjective matrimonial, marriage, wedding, marital, bride's, nuptial, conjugal, spousal, connubial, hymeneal the bridal party
Translations
bridal [ˈbraɪdl]
A. ADJ → nupcial
B. CPD bridal suite N → suite f nupcial
bridal [ˈbraɪdəl] adj → nuptial(e)
bridal party n → famille f et amis mpl de la mariée
bridal shower n (US) fête en l'honneur de la future mariée où chaque invité lui apporte un cadeau
bridal
adj → Braut-; procession also, feast → Hochzeits-; bridal gown/wear → Hochzeitskleid nt → /-bekleidung f; bridal vow → Eheversprechen nt → der Braut
bridal [ˈbraɪdl] adj (veil, gown) → da sposa, nuziale; (feast, procession) → nuziale
bridal party → corteo nuziale
bridal [ˈbraɪdl] adj (veil, gown) → da sposa, nuziale; (feast, procession) → nuziale
bridal party → corteo nuziale


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I SAW thee on thy bridal day - When a burning blush came o'er thee, Though happiness around thee lay, The world all love before thee:
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
People were not so busy then as they must become when the full cheese-making and the mowing had set in; and besides, it was a time when a light bridal dress could be worn with comfort and seen to advantage.
Silas Marner by Eliot, George View in context
Manson Mingott's, where the wedding-breakfast was to take place, and so were the travelling clothes into which he was to change; and a private compartment had been engaged in the train that was to carry the young couple to their unknown destination--concealment of the spot in which the bridal night was to be spent being one of the most sacred taboos of the prehistoric ritual.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
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