bride

[ brahyd ]

/ braɪd /

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noun

a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.

Nearby words

bricole, brics, bridal, bridal wreath, bridalveil, bride, bride price, bridegroom, bridesmaid, bridewell, bridey

Origin of bride

before 1000; Middle English; Old English brȳd; cognate with Dutch bruid, German Braut, Old Norse brūthr, Gothic brūths

Related forms

bride·less, adjectivebride·like, adjective

Definition for bride (2 of 3)

bride

[ brahyd; French breed ]

/ braɪd; French brid /

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

1865–70; < French: bonnet-string, bridle, Old French < Germanic; see bridle

Definition for bride (3 of 3)

Bride

[ brahyd ]

/ braɪd /

noun

Saint. Brigid, Saint.

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Examples from the Web for bride

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 bridegroom 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.
Etiquette|Emily Post

British Dictionary definitions for bride (1 of 3)

bride

/ (braɪd) /

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)

bride

/ (braɪd) /

noun

lacemaking needlework a thread or loop that joins parts of a patternAlso called: bar

Word Origin for bride

C19: from French, literally: bridle, probably of Germanic origin

British Dictionary definitions for bride (3 of 3)

Bride

/ (braɪd) /

noun

Saint Bride See Bridget (def. 1)

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Idioms and Phrases with bride

bride

see give away (the bride).