| 单词 | bridegroom-elect |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbridegroom-elect bridegroom-elect n. a man who is engaged to be married; a prospective bridegroom; cf. bride-elect n. at bride n.1 Compounds 1b. ΚΠ 1688 Pleasures Matrimony ii. 35 Mrs. Prittle-prattle, and Mrs. Twittle-Twattle,..long to see Mr. Bridegroom Elect; that they may be able to spend their Judgments, as they walk home together. 1795 R. Cumberland Henry IV. xii. vii. 258 Nothing was now wanting but gentle exercise..on the patient's part to confirm his recovery, and thereby establish the professional fame of the bridegroom elect. 1833 C. G. F. Gore Sketch Bk. Fashion II. v. 4 In the mean time, the bride and bridegroom elect had nothing to do but to play Romeo and Juliet, in all the luxury of an Italian spring. 1954 Jet 5 Aug. 40 Richmond's first families flipped their toppers when two marriages had to be postponed because bridegrooms-elect miscalculated dates for severance papers from previous matrimonial ventures. 2008 Santa Fe New Mexican (Nexis) 17 Aug. e6 The bridegroom-elect is the son of Paul Armijo and Mr. and Mrs. Cosme Dominguez, all of Pecos. < as lemmas |
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