bridal

[ brahyd-l ]

/ ˈbraɪd l /

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adjective

of, for, or pertaining to a bride or a wedding: a bridal gown.

noun

a wedding.

Archaic. a wedding feast.

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Origin of bridal

before 1100; Middle English bridale wedding feast, Old English brȳdealu, equivalent to brȳdbride¹ + ealuale, i.e., ale-drinking; now taken as bride¹ + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM bridal

brid·al·ly, adverbpre·brid·al, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH bridal

bridal , bridle

Words nearby bridal

bricky, brickyard, bricolage, bricole, BRICs, bridal, Bridalveil, bridal wreath, bride, bridegroom, bride price

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How to use bridal in a sentence

Dig out your bridal registry or the receipt — if you kept it.
Replacing pieces of flatware or china can be a challenge. Here’s how to track them down.|Laura Daily|February 11, 2021|Washington Post
As it is, I intend to send a present to the bridal shower and then another for the wedding.
Miss Manners: Celebrating 50 years of wedded . . . something|Judith Martin, Nicholas Martin, Jacobina Martin|January 21, 2021|Washington Post
Hunterdon County was offering appointments via SignUpGenius, whose users more typically organize potlucks, carpools and bridal showers.
Local officials resort to party-invite sites for vaccine rollout|Verne Kopytoff|January 5, 2021|Fortune
Fashion jewelry has been faster to move online than engagement or bridal pieces because the latter has more emotional significance, Drosos says.
The company behind Kay and Zales wants to give jewelry shopping a pandemic-era makeover|Phil Wahba|November 12, 2020|Fortune

Variations include face masks for kids, face masks for bridal parties, or face-mask cases and skincare to combat bad skin from wearing face masks.
How Hearst UK’s e-commerce revenue grew 322% during the second quarter|Lucinda Southern|August 21, 2020|Digiday
In reality, prison weddings look nothing like the fairy tales depicted on TV and in bridal magazines.
Saying Yes to the Dress—Behind Bars|Caitlin Dickson|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Vogue editor Anna Wintour was spotted in a water taxi with the bridal party on Friday night as they disembarked at the Aman Hotel.
In Run-Up to Wedding of George & Amal, Celebs and Paparazzi Stir Up the Canals of Venice|Barbie Latza Nadeau|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
How would you like the pop princess to show up unexpectedly at your bridal shower?
Taylor Swift’s Surprise, Comic Flight Attendant, and More Viral Videos|The Daily Beast Video|April 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The dress looks like it belongs in the Derelicte bridal collection, not on the red carpet.
Hollywood's Morning After: Emma Watson’s Pants and More|Amy Zimmerman|January 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Even so distant, I can taste the grief, / Bitter and sharp with stalks, he made you gulp…Where bridal London bows the other way.
Viva Hate: Inside the World of Morrissey|Michael Weiss|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
If the bride gives a reception at her own house, after her return from her bridal tour, she should not wear her wedding-dress.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness|Florence Hartley
We are going to Washington on our bridal trip; we cant stay long, for father will not spare Gerald.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Often in the long hours she thought of it now as she watched the girl's face bent always so silently above the bridal sewing.
The Dragon Painter|Mary McNeil Fenollosa
Sue returned from her bridal tour undeniably miserable; even the radiant mood of Dr. Lake was much subdued.
Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline|Jennie M. Drinkwater
Sometimes as many as six hundred couples will walk in the bridal procession.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for bridal

bridal

/ (ˈbraɪdəl) /

adjective

of or relating to a bride or a wedding; nuptial

noun

obsolete a wedding or wedding feast

Word Origin for bridal

Old English brӯdealu, literally: "bride ale", that is, wedding feast

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bridal

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