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[ brahyd ] SHOW IPA
/ braɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
Origin of bride 1 before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths
OTHER WORDS FROM bride brideless, adjective bridelike, adjective Words nearby bride bricole, BRICs, bridal, Bridalveil, bridal wreath, bride , bridegroom, bride price, bridesmaid, bridewell, Bridey
Definition for bride (2 of 3) [ brahyd; French br eed ] SHOW IPA
/ braɪd; French brid / PHONETIC RESPELLING
noun Also called bar , leg , tie . a connection consisting of a thread or a number of threads for joining various solid parts of a design in needlepoint lace.
an ornamental bonnet string.
Origin of bride 2 1865–70; <French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French <Germanic; see bridle
Definition for bride (3 of 3) [ brahyd ] SHOW IPA
/ braɪd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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Example sentences from the Web for bride These gender imbalances have increased cross-cultural and cross-regional marriages, which has in turn exacerbated trafficking of bride s in India.
Three Women: Stories Of Indian Trafficked Brides | LGBTQ-Editor| October 5, 2020| No Straight News
These gender imbalances have increased cross-cultural and cross-regional marriages, which has in turn exacerbated the trafficking of bride s in India.
Up for sale: Stories of three Indian women who were trafficked as brides | Sreya Banerjea| October 3, 2020| Quartz
I watched it all, feeling like a voiceless bride being offered to a skeptical prince.
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Before deciding to get married in July, like many bride s at the beginning of the pandemic Lachevre wasn’t sure what to do.
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He became paranoid that his bride would be kidnapped, and told her to never go to the same place twice.
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Women threw rice on peshmerga fighters, a tradition practiced at Syrian weddings when neighbors welcome the bride and groom.
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And one daughter said “princesses” and the other said “bride .”
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Princess Charlene of Monaco, the athletic, South African bride of Prince Albert, is also with child.
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“They called him Saif the Bride because people stared at him like a beautiful woman,” Haidar said.
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He took the place of Jean Valjean, who, on account of his arm being still in a sling, could not give his hand to the bride .
Les Misrables | Victor Hugo
The bride groom carries a ploughshare, and the bride a small pot containing conji (rice gruel).
Castes and Tribes of Southern India | Edgar Thurston
The clergyman, who was impatient to get his dinner, soon united the parties, and we saluted the bride .
The Gold Hunter's Adventures | William H. Thomes
When all was ready the mother carried the bride to that chamber where she should lie, to disarray her for the night.
French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France | Marie de France
At the top of the sheet the crest (if the family of the bride has the right to use one) is embossed without color.
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British Dictionary definitions for bride (1 of 3) noun a woman who has just been or is about to be married
Word Origin for bride Old English brӯd ; related to Old Norse brūthr , Gothic brūths daughter-in-law, Old High German brūt
British Dictionary definitions for bride (2 of 3) noun lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a pattern Also called: bar
Word Origin for bride C19: from French, literally: bridle , probably of Germanic origin
British Dictionary definitions for bride (3 of 3) noun Saint Bride See Bridget (def. 1)
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Idioms and Phrases with bride see give away (the bride).
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Words related to bride mate, spouse, wife, old woman, newlywed, helpmate