bride
noun
a newly married woman or a woman about to be married.
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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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British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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British
/ braɪd /
noun
bride
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/ 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
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The ceremony, per tabloid reporting, was interminable, with both bride and groom delivering a 20-minute set of vows.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
She was, it seems, very much what she once wrote she hoped to be, in the poem “When Death Comes”: “a bride married to amazement.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Johnny, 34, says he and his wife Lottie contribute between £250 and £400 depending on how close they are to the bride and groom and what they can afford at the time.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026
Parishes became a circuit of women’s clubs that invited a man to picture himself a bride rather than a soldier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
“That was from eighth grade. We found her mom’s old wedding dress and so she made me go home and get a red sari so I could pretend to be a bride too.”
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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
Before long, Frank and the Bride are on the road and on the lam, invigorating the nation in their path.
From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026
The jokey yet outraged “The Bride!,” which is written and directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal, is a semi-spoof of James Whale’s 1935 sequel, “The Bride of Frankenstein,” often called the greatest of all 1930s monster movies.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
Bride and bridegroom performed the Dance of Isaiah.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
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