bridal
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈbraɪdəl/
- Archaic
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nupcias
- After the wedding, the prince entered the bridal chamber and tried to begin a conversation with Lalla.
Examples
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Taken in the bridal suite at your hotel.
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Okay, go get us seats near, but not too near, the bridal party.
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The bridal table can probably go too.
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I'm having the best bridal shower a girl could ever have.
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I've gotta go to the bridal store in the morning.
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More than wine, the scent of the bridal bouquet made us drunk.
Fiction book (1996) -
We've arranged a day of pampering for ladies of the bridal party.
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There was a beautiful display in the window of a mannequin in a sheer bridal negligee.
Fiction book (2000) -
As I nodded, the bridal pair splashed into the kitchen with hugs and exclamations.
Fiction book (1999) -
The couple celebrated their love with a grand bridal feast attended by family and friends.
Synonyms
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1.0
A ceremony and celebration where two people get married
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3.3
A formal party after a ceremony to welcome guests
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1.9
A large special meal with many foods for a celebration
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1.8
A party after a wedding where people celebrate the marriage
An engagement or a wedding ceremony
Compounds
A shrub with curving branches and groups of small white flowers, often grown in gardens
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word bridal once also meant the 'wedding' or the 'wedding feast' because it named what belonged to the bride, so people used it for the whole celebration. A helpful way to remember this old use is to imagine people saying 'the bridal' when they meant the big party after the marriage.