单词 | bridesboy |
释义 | > as lemmasbridesboy bridesboy n. a young man or boy who acts as an attendant to the bride or groom at a wedding, and who performs various ceremonial duties.Cf. earlier bride boy n. at Compounds 1a. ΚΠ 1805 F. W. B. tr. J. Lavallée Cassas's Trav. Istria & Dalmatia i. 15 On the day of the wedding the young couple do not eat together:—the woman sits at a private table with her two diveri, or brides-boys, and the stachez, or lieutenant. 1935 H. W. Sykes Second Hoeing 60 Next came the three bride's girls, marching in clashing colors of bright green with ruffles, pink with white lace, and purple with black, each beside a bride's boy. 2000 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 30 Dec. 93 Forget about bridesmaids, Mindy waltzed down the aisle with four bridesboys. < as lemmas |
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