| 单词 | penny wedding |
| 释义 | > as lemmaspenny wedding penny wedding n. British regional (chiefly Scottish) (now historical) a wedding at which each of the guests contributes money to the expenses of the entertainment and to the setting up of the newly-married couple (formerly customary among the less well-off in Scotland, Wales, etc.). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > [noun] > manner of marrying > at which guests contribute money penny-bridal1599 silver bridal1624 penny wedding1672 silver-marriage1825 penny wedder1866 silvern wedding1880 1672 in A. W. C. Hallen Acct. Bk. Sir J. Foulis (1894) 2 To William Brounes mans pennie wedding £2/18/00. 1754 E. Burt Lett. N. Scotl. I. xi. 261 They have a Penny-Wedding; that is, when a Servant-Maid has served faithfully, and gained the good Will of her Master and Mistress, they invite their Relations and Friends, and there is a Dinner or Supper on the Day the Servant is married... In the End every Body puts Money into a Dish..for the new Couple. 1841 T. Hood Miss Kilmansegg iv, in New Monthly Mag. 61 262 Love..will fly away from an Emperor's match To dance at a Penny Wedding! 1997 C. Shaw Myths & Customs ii. 43 Penny weddings were characterised by much revelry, dancing and drunkenness and, not surprisingly, were much frowned-upon by the religious authorities. < as lemmas |
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