| 单词 | marriage chamber |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarriage chamber marriage chamber n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber bridehouseOE genius chamber1513 spousing1513 bride-chamber?1533 wedding-chamber1552 marriage chamber1560 bridal chamber1594 bride's room?1690 marriage-bower1769 bridal suite1853 1560 Bible (Geneva) Mark ii. 19 And Iesus sayd vnto them, Can the children of the mariage chamber fast, whiles the bridgrome is with them? 1611 Bible (King James) Tobit vi. 16 When thou shalt come into the mariage chamber . View more context for this quotation 1771 Lit. Reg. 3 No. 10. 52/1 The marriage chamber contains in general nothing but a bed, which is usually very neat, and without curtains;..a few chairs, and a table, with bottles of brandy, and glasses. 1828 N. Hawthorne Fanshawe ix. 125 That fixed countenance of ashy paleness, amid its decorations of muslin and linen—as if a bride were decked for the marriage chamber. 1965 E. Dahlberg Reasons of Heart 32 The bridegroom, before being allowed to enter the marriage chamber, was required to fast for twenty days. 2006 M. S. Driscoll in G. Wainwright & K. W. Tucker Oxf. Hist. Christian Marriage v. 198 When the priest arrives to bless the marriage chamber, he recites this verse, saying: Look upon your servants and upon your works, O Lord, and direct their children with blessings. < as lemmas |
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