bride caken.

Brit.

/ˈbrʌɪd keɪk/, U.S.

/ˈbraɪd ˌkeɪk/

Forms:

α. see bride n.¹ and cake n.

β. 1800s– bride's cake, 1800s– brides' cake (nonstandard), 1800s– brides cake.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bride n.¹, cake n.

Etymology: In α. forms < bride n.¹ + cake n. In β. forms < the genitive of bride n.¹ + cake n. With sense 2 compare groom's cake n.The form brides' cake at β. forms may show either a remodelling of the first element after the genitive plural (perhaps after the plural form brides' cakes), or a typographical error.

1. A (type of) cake shared by guests at a wedding and (often) sent in small portions to those unable to attend. In later use esp.: a large, tiered cake elaborately decorated with white icing, flowers, ribbons, etc., and served at a wedding reception. Cf. wedding-cake n. at wedding n. Compounds 2. Now historical and rare.In the United States wedding cake was the more usual term by the early 19th cent., according to Webster (1828); but bride cake remained current in the United Kingdom into the 20th cent.

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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > wedding

bride cake1533

bridal cake?1613

wedding-cake1648

infare-cake1884

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast > cake

bride cake1533

wedding-cake1648

1533 T. More Apologye xix. f. 118^v Somwhat broder then a brydecake, and greter then a chrystmas lofe in a right good husbandes house.

a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 73 Cook. What for the Bridecake Gnothoes? Clo. Let it be mouldy now tis out of season, Let it grow out of date currant and reason.

1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Aug. (1972) VII. 250 Had a piece of Bridecake sent me by Mrs. Barbary.

1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xi. 242 To make a Bride Cake. Take four Pounds of fine Flour.., four Pounds of fresh Butter, two Pounds of Loaf Sugar,..a quarter of an Ounce of Mace, the same of Nutmegs,..Eggs,..Currants,..Sweet Almonds,..Citron,..candied Orange,..candied Lemon,..Brandy.

1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. xi. 178 ‘What do you think that is?’ she asked me..; ‘that, where those cobwebs are?.. It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!’

1915 R. Pryce David Penstephen 111 Birthday cakes have candles, and Bride's cakes or Wedding cakes have almond under the sugar—very unwholesome, of course.

1981 Times 29 Apr. 11 Bride cake, as it is called in early cookery books, has changed little in the past 200 years.

2. Chiefly in form bride's cake. U.S. A richly decorated, (usually) tiered cake which is served at a wedding and is presented to or symbolizes the bride. Opposed to groom's cake.The bride's cake is typically decorated with white icing, while the groom's cake is typically a fruitcake or chocolate cake. The custom of having separate bride's and groom's cakes is now usually associated with the American South.

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1859 Evansville (Indiana) Daily Jrnl. 17 Mar. Two superb cakes..graced the center of the table. One was the bride's cake... The other was the groom's cake.

1888 Goshen (Indiana) Times 23 Feb. 8/3 At one end of the festal banquet table stood the bride's cake, decorated with the name of the bride in large white characters, while at the other extreme stood the groom's cake, emblazoned appropriately with Baker–Irwin and the date.

1922 Washington Post 1 July 10/4 The cooks had to throw away the chicken a la king.., and as for the bride's cake and the groom's cake, nobody even dreams what has become of them.

1995 M. Riley Journey's End xvi. 167 She had insisted on making and decorating not only the bride's cake, but she had made a rich, dark fruit cake saturated with rum and brandy. ‘The groom's cake,’ she announced.

2014 Lebanon (Tennessee) Democrat (Nexis) 10 June They [sc. the second graders] dressed, planned, sent invitations and followed the event with a reception complete with a bride's cake, a groom's cake and punch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bride cake
释义	bride caken. Brit. /ˈbrʌɪd keɪk/, U.S. /ˈbraɪd ˌkeɪk/ Forms: α. see bride n.¹ and cake n. β. 1800s– bride's cake, 1800s– brides' cake (nonstandard), 1800s– brides cake. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bride n.¹, cake n. Etymology: In α. forms < bride n.¹ + cake n. In β. forms < the genitive of bride n.¹ + cake n. With sense 2 compare groom's cake n.The form brides' cake at β. forms may show either a remodelling of the first element after the genitive plural (perhaps after the plural form brides' cakes), or a typographical error. 1. A (type of) cake shared by guests at a wedding and (often) sent in small portions to those unable to attend. In later use esp.: a large, tiered cake elaborately decorated with white icing, flowers, ribbons, etc., and served at a wedding reception. Cf. wedding-cake n. at wedding n. Compounds 2. Now historical and rare.In the United States wedding cake was the more usual term by the early 19th cent., according to Webster (1828); but bride cake remained current in the United Kingdom into the 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > wedding bride cake1533 bridal cake?1613 wedding-cake1648 infare-cake1884 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast > cake bride cake1533 wedding-cake1648 1533 T. More Apologye xix. f. 118^v Somwhat broder then a brydecake, and greter then a chrystmas lofe in a right good husbandes house. a1627 T. Middleton & W. Rowley Old Law (1656) v. 73 Cook. What for the Bridecake Gnothoes? Clo. Let it be mouldy now tis out of season, Let it grow out of date currant and reason. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 17 Aug. (1972) VII. 250 Had a piece of Bridecake sent me by Mrs. Barbary. 1769 E. Raffald Experienced Eng. House-keeper xi. 242 To make a Bride Cake. Take four Pounds of fine Flour.., four Pounds of fresh Butter, two Pounds of Loaf Sugar,..a quarter of an Ounce of Mace, the same of Nutmegs,..Eggs,..Currants,..Sweet Almonds,..Citron,..candied Orange,..candied Lemon,..Brandy. 1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. xi. 178 ‘What do you think that is?’ she asked me..; ‘that, where those cobwebs are?.. It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!’ 1915 R. Pryce David Penstephen 111 Birthday cakes have candles, and Bride's cakes or Wedding cakes have almond under the sugar—very unwholesome, of course. 1981 Times 29 Apr. 11 Bride cake, as it is called in early cookery books, has changed little in the past 200 years. 2. Chiefly in form bride's cake. U.S. A richly decorated, (usually) tiered cake which is served at a wedding and is presented to or symbolizes the bride. Opposed to groom's cake.The bride's cake is typically decorated with white icing, while the groom's cake is typically a fruitcake or chocolate cake. The custom of having separate bride's and groom's cakes is now usually associated with the American South. ΚΠ 1859 Evansville (Indiana) Daily Jrnl. 17 Mar. Two superb cakes..graced the center of the table. One was the bride's cake... The other was the groom's cake. 1888 Goshen (Indiana) Times 23 Feb. 8/3 At one end of the festal banquet table stood the bride's cake, decorated with the name of the bride in large white characters, while at the other extreme stood the groom's cake, emblazoned appropriately with Baker–Irwin and the date. 1922 Washington Post 1 July 10/4 The cooks had to throw away the chicken a la king.., and as for the bride's cake and the groom's cake, nobody even dreams what has become of them. 1995 M. Riley Journey's End xvi. 167 She had insisted on making and decorating not only the bride's cake, but she had made a rich, dark fruit cake saturated with rum and brandy. ‘The groom's cake,’ she announced. 2014 Lebanon (Tennessee) Democrat (Nexis) 10 June They [sc. the second graders] dressed, planned, sent invitations and followed the event with a reception complete with a bride's cake, a groom's cake and punch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1533
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