bride
noun
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
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bride
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[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
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bride
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[brahyd, br eed]
/ braɪd, brid /
noun
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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.
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an ornamental bonnet string.
Bride
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[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
Bride
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/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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/ braɪd /
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bride
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/ braɪd /
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bride
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Etymology
Origin of bride1
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths
Origin of bride2
1865–70; < French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French < Germanic; see bridle
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"When she danced," Given, 52, said, recalling the moment with his bride, "the first words of the song were, 'When your legs don't work like they used to before.'"
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
In the movie, a carnival staged a publicity-stunt fake wedding in the whale’s mouth, capped by a whale-shaped wedding cake with tiny bride and groom figurines in the whale’s mouth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
Shatz has also been invited to bachelorette parties even when she is not a member of a bridal party, or close to a bride.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
That night on the beach, Trump Jr. lifted his bride into the air while fireworks launched from a barge over the sea.
From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026
But they nor the bride said a word.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
As a director, his output included classic films like 1984's rock music mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap," fantasy gem "The Princess Bride" from 1987 and seminal coming-of-age movie "Stand By Me."
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
Meanwhile, Rebel Wilson won worst actress for "her not-quite-believable performance as an action hero in Bride Hard with weaponised curling irons".
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2026
Before long, Frank and the Bride are on the road and on the lam, invigorating the nation in their path.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
What she presents is more like the world’s campiest cabaret act, with the Bride as a mashup of Katharine Hepburn, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and maybe Natasha Lyonne.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
That’s what happens for the next fifty-six and a half pages of The Princess Bride: packing.
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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