| 单词 | marriage-bower |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarriage-bower marriage-bower n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber bridehouseOE genius chamber1513 spousing1513 bride-chamber?1533 wedding-chamber1552 marriage chamber1560 bridal chamber1594 bride's room?1690 marriage-bower1769 bridal suite1853 1769 D'Alenzon tr. ‘Hoamchi-Vam’ Bonze I. 120 All that nature could make delectable in the assemby of fragrant shrubs, and gay blooming flowers,..were conspicuous in the marriage bower. 1805 J. Robertson Life's Country Dance in Broad Grins 75 Each couples scour, the marriage bower, all sorts and sets embark. 1834 T. Carlyle Sartor Resartus iii. iii. 79/1 The fair clustering flowers that over-wreathe..the Marriage-bower. 1902 J. Mackenzie Hist. Scotl. lxi. 470 A fleet of twelve ships, with brass cannon, set sail to conduct her to the marriage bower. 2007 L. Beletsky Australia 183 Walls that form a structure that resembles an actor's stage or a marriage bower. < as lemmas |
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