| 单词 | father of the bride |
| 释义 | > as lemmasfather of the bride father of the bride n. the father of a bride, esp. on the day of her wedding; now also as a modifier. Sometimes abbreviated FOTB (also FOB).In early use not a fixed phrase. ΚΠ 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VI f. clxiviij The Marques of Suffolke..espoused the said Ladie, in the churche of sainct Martyns. At whiche mariage were present, the father and mother of the bride. 1818 Lit. Gaz. 4 Apr. 220/1 When they arrive at the house of the bride, the father of the bridegroom asks the father of the bride..if he will permit his daughter to join the party. 1910 Salt Lake Tribune 19 June (Miscellaneous section) 3/5 The father of the bride usually gives away his daughter unless physically unable to do so, when the next nearest masculine relative performs the office. 2012 Irish Daily Mail (Nexis) 4 Aug. We married in 2009, with Keith making a brilliant father-of-the bride speech that had everyone laughing and crying. < as lemmas |
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