Definitions for: 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)



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.]

Synonyms: Bridget, Brigid, Saint Bride, Saint Bridget, Saint Brigid, St Bride, St Bridget, St Brigid

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

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