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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British
/ 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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Although neither bride nor groom is Scottish, both say they feel a deep connection to the country.
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 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
“Your blushing bride just climbed up here to try and rescue the biting brat.”
From "The Bad Beginning" by Lemony Snicket
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
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
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
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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