单词 | bride clothes |
释义 | bride clothesn. Now archaic. 1. Clothes worn at a wedding; (in later use) spec. those worn by the bride. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > for specific purpose > wedding bride clothesc1384 wedding-clothes1678 society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s) bride clothesc1384 wedding-gown1439 spousing gown1495 wedding-garment1526 wedding-robe1530 wedding-suit1594 wedding smock1616 wedding-clothes1678 wedding trima1729 bridal gown1734 marriage dress1771 bridal wreath1785 wedding-dress1801 wedding-coat1838 bridalwear1850 c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Matt. xxii. 11 He seeȝ there a man nat clothid with brijd clothis [a1425 L.V. bride cloth]. And he seith..hou entridist thou hidir, nat hauynge brijd clothe [a1425 L.V. bride clothis]? c1475 (?c1400) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 440 Ȝif we have þenne bryde cloþis, we shal for evere be dampned. a1500 (a1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 351 Þis vertu cloþis man at domus-day wiþ bridecloþis. 1880 ‘H. Lee’ Mrs. Denys of Cote I. vii. 114 Her clothes to be married in were laid out... They were very pretty, as bride-clothes are always, be the bride glad or sad. 1893 A. E. Barr Girls of Feather xvi. 293 I looked my best in my bride-clothes—and so few brides do. 1929 W. B. Seabrook Magic Island iii. 112 The seated men did not arise when the girl in her bride-clothes entered on her husband's arm. 1989 C. Hoyle Virgin's Heart xi. 166 It wasn't difficult to conjure up images of Roxanne walking down the aisle in bride-clothes. 2. A set of clothes collected by or prepared for a woman to wear upon getting married, as part of her trousseau. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > gifts and payments > [noun] > trousseau bride clothes1713 trousseau1833 1713 tr. in R. Steele Guardian No. 17 The Knight ordered his Man to reckon out that Sum, with an Addition of Fifty to buy the Bride Cloaths. 1779 H. Cowley Who's the Dupe? i. 8 Mon Dieu! Madame! is dis de Gentilhomme for whom you vant de Bride Cloaths?—He speak like a Dictionary-maker. 1821 European Mag. & London Rev. Nov. 415/1 Digging deep, [he] discovered..the bride clothes of his daughter buried in a sheet. 1906 Independent (N.Y.) 15 Feb. 377/1 I made bride clothes. Diaphanous things, silken things, things for allurement, and the tangling of the strings of the heart. 1940 G. Heyer Spanish Bride ii. 48 No honeymoon for this bride; no driving away in a chaise-and-four, with..corded trunks full of bride-clothes piled high on the roof. 2004 ‘B. Bancroft’ Season for Love vii. 67 Tess had undoubtedly packed nothing but the newest and most attractive of her bride clothes, including the many shocking pieces of nightwear and undergarments her mama had insisted on buying for her. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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