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bride

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bride  (brd)
n.
A woman who is about to be married or has recently been married.
[Middle English, from Old English brd.]
Bride [braɪd]
n
(Biographies) See (Saint) Bridget
bride1
n
a woman who has just been or is about to be married
[Old English brȳd; related to Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt]
bride2
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Lacemaking Needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern Also called bar
[from French, literally: bridle, probably of Germanic origin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bride - a woman who has recently been marriedbride - a woman who has recently been married
honeymooner, newlywed - someone recently married
war bride - bride of a serviceman during wartime
2.Bride - Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St. Bride, St. Bridget, St. Brigid
3.bride - a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
wedding party, wedding - a party of people at a wedding
participant - someone who takes part in an activity
bride
noun wife, newly-wed, marriage partner We toasted the bride and groom.
Translations
bride [braɪd] N → novia f
the bride and groom → los novios
bride of Christ (Rel) → esposa f de Cristo
bride [ˈbraɪd] n (before wedding) → future mariée f; (after wedding) → (jeune) mariée f
the bride and groom → les jeunes mariés
bride
n → Braut f; the bride and (bride)groom → Braut und Bräutigam, das Hochzeitspaar; bride of Christ → Braut Christi
bride [braɪd] n → sposa
the bride and groom → gli sposi, gli sposini
bride
n bride [braid]
a woman about to be married, or newly married The bride wore a white dress. wit أبْيَض اللوْن бял bílý hvid weiß άσπρος blanco valge سفید valkoinen blanc לָבָן सफेद bijel fehér putih hvítur bianco 白い 흰, 순백의 baltas balts putih wit hvit biały branco alb белый biely bel beo vit ขาว beyaz 白的 білий سفید trắng 白的
adj bridal
1 of a wedding the bridal feast. bruilof, huweliksfees, troufees زَفافي، مُتَعَلِّق بالزَّفاف сватбен svatební bryllups- Hochzeits-... γαμήλιος nupcial pulma- مربوط به عروسی hää- de noce מְסִיבַּת כְּלוּלוֹת विवाह-भोज vjenčani nász- mengenai perkawinan brúðkaups- nuziale 婚礼の 혼례의 vestuvinis, vestuvių kāzu- jamuan pengantin perempuan trouw- bryllups- weselny nupcial de nuntă свадебный svadobný poročen svadbeni bröllops- เกี่ยวกับงานแต่งงาน düğüne ait 婚禮的 весільний عروسی ، شادی (thuộc) đám cưới 婚礼的
2 of a bride bridal finery. bruidtooisel مُتَعَلِّقٌ بالعَروس булчински nevěstin brude- Braut- νυφικός de novia pruudi- مربوط به عروس morsius- de mariée שִמְלַת כָּלָה विवाह का nevjestin menyegzői mengenai pengantin brúðar- da sposa 花嫁の 신부의 nuotakos līgavas- pakaian pengantin perempuan bruids- brude- ślubny de noiva de mireasă свадебный nevestin nevestin nevestin brud- เกี่ยวกับเจ้าสาว geline ait 新娘的 молода دلہن سے متعلق (thuộc) cô dâu 新娘的
n bridegroom
a man about to be married, or newly married. bruidegom عَريس младоженец ženich brudgom der Bräutigam γαμπρός, μελλόνυμφος novio peigmees داماد sulhanen (jeune/futur) marié חָתָן वर, दूल्हा mladoženja vőlegény pengantin pria brúðgumi sposo 新郎 신랑 jaunikis līgavainis; jaunlaulātais pengantin lelaki bruidegom brudgom pan młody noivo mire жених ženích ženin mladoženja brudgum เจ้าบ่าว damat 新郎 наречений, молодий دولہا chú rể 新郎
n bridesmaid [ˈbraidzmeid]
an unmarried woman attending the bride at a wedding. strooimeisie, bruidsmeisie اشْبينَةُ العَروس шаферка družička brudepige die Brautjungfer παράνυμφος dama de honor pruutneitsi ساقدوش morsiusneito demoiselle d'honneur שוּשבִּינָה दुल्हन की अविवाहित सहेली djeveruša koszorúslány wanita pengiring pengantin brúðarmær damigella d'onore (della sposa) 花嫁の付添い 신부 들러리 pamergė līgavas māsa (kāzās) pengapit bruidsmeisje brudepike druhna dama de honor domnişoară de onoare подружка невесты družička družica deveruša brudtärna เพื่อนเจ้าสาว nedime 女儐相 дружка دلہن کی بہترین سہیلی phù dâu 女傧相
bride → عروس nevěsta brud Braut νύφη novia morsian mariée mladenka sposa 花嫁 신부 bruid brud panna młoda noiva невеста brud เจ้าสาว gelin cô dâu 新娘
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Then all rode farther on their journey, till the day grew so warm, and the sun so scorching, that the bride began to feel very thirsty again; and at last, when they came to a river, she forgot her maid's rude speech, and said, 'Pray get down, and fetch me some water to drink in my golden cup.
Fairy Tales by Grimm, Jacob and Wilhelm View in context
But she has been taken from me and is to become an old knight's bride this very day; and as for me, I care not what ending comes to my days, or how soon, without her.
Robin Hood by McSpadden, J. Walker View in context
No doubt the old cheery publicity is a little embarrassing to the two most concerned, and the old marriage customs, the singing of the bride and bridegroom to their nuptial couch, the frank jests, the country horse-play, must have fretted the souls of many a lover before Shelley, who, it will be remembered, resented the choral celebrations of his Scotch landlord and friends by appearing at his bedroom door with a brace of pistols.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
 
 
 
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