bride
noun
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
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bride
1 American
[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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American
[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
3
American
[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
Bride
1
British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
2
British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
3
British
/ braɪd /
noun
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
Example Sentences
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When he confronted her, she offered him a divorce, but refused to return a single penny of the bride price.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
If a wedding invitation omits the dress code, one golden rule remains: Don’t outshine the bride.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
She suggested the woman change into a fully-lined blue dress the bride had brought for just such an emergency.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The ceremony, per tabloid reporting, was interminable, with both bride and groom delivering a 20-minute set of vows.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
“And left the bride all alone? Why, that’s too bad. Isn’t he afraid someone will come and carry you off?”
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
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 ● Apr. 24, 2026
Until very recently, so did the British architect Ben Pentreath, who with his husband, plantsman Charlie McCormick, transformed a parsonage garden in the Bride Valley into an Instagram sensation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026
She reimagines the Bride character with the same wild chaos and directorial scope that this movie swims in; the same initiative with which Shelley wrote her novel.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
In one scene, the Bride is the most famous outlaw in America; in the next, a cop doesn’t recognize her at all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2026
Beside her, casks of wine, bales of sourleaf, and pallets of striped hides were being trundled up the gangplank onto the Bride in Azure, to sail on the evening tide.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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