释义 |
ˈbride-bed arch. [f. bride- = wedding.] The nuptial couch, the marriage bed.
1532More Confut. Tindale Wks. 575/2 Ere they went to theyr bryde bedde. 1602Shakes. Ham. v. i. 268, I thought thy Bride-bed to haue deckt (sweet Maid). 1848Kingsley Saint's Trag. iv. i. 182 What right have I to arrogate Christ's bride-bed? |