单词 | nuptial bed |
释义 | > as lemmasnuptial bed nuptial bed n. the bed used by a newly married couple; the bed in which a marriage is consummated. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > bed bridebedOE bridal beda1547 marriage bed1567 nuptial bed1578 wedding-bed1597 Hymen-bed1598 thore1649 wed-beda1650 geniala1701 nuptial couch1731 wedlock bed1820 1578 G. Whetstone Promos & Cassandra: 1st Pt. ii. iii. sig. Bivv He hath defilde no nuptial bed, nor forced rape hath mou'd. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 710 With Flowers..Espoused Eve deckt first her Nuptial Bed . View more context for this quotation 1848 E. Bennett Renegade vii. 59 Isaac Younker..had been roused from the nuptial bed to hear of the terrible calamity that had befallen his friends. 2002 Herald (Glasgow) 6 May 15 The groom's friends would wash the young man's feet to make sure that he went clean to the nuptial bed. < as lemmas |
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