bride
noun
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
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bride
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[brahyd]
/ braɪd /
noun
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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British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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British
/ 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 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
“At a wedding, the bride should be the center of attention,” Khandheria said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
A bride who received money pinned to her wedding dress in the Polish tradition was reported to have regifted it to the strikers' relief fund.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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
Buckley plays both the Bride and the ghost of Mary Shelley.
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
The overkill hits its nadir when the Bride repeatedly wails the survivors’ hashtag, “Me too!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 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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