bridaln.
/ˈbrʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˈbraɪdəl/ 1. In early use: a wedding banquet or feast. Later chiefly: a wedding in its entirety, including both the marriage ceremony and the associated celebrations. Cf. bride ale n. 1. Now archaic and historical.Also in plural in the same sense, esp. in literary and poetic contexts; cf. nuptial n. 1a.The broader sense referring to an entire wedding was in use by the mid to late 14th cent.penny bridal, silver bridal: see the first elements.
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wifethingeOE
bridelopeOE
brydthing971
bridelockOE
bridalOE
noces?c1225
wedlocka1300
spousingc1300
weddingc1300
marriagea1375
espousala1393
sponsalia1535
nuptial1566
espousing1581
nuptial1581
marriage rite1592
nuptiallings1600
Hymen1608
marriage ceremony1616
bridaltya1637
confarreation1645
hymeneals1655
farreation1656
church wedding1852
nuptialities1863
shadi1893
matrimonials1986
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun]
bridalOE
bride-feast1555
wedding-cheer1599
wedding festival1795
OE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Tiber. B.iv) anno 1076 Þær wæs þæt brydealo [lOE Laud brydeala], þæt wæs manegra manna bealo.
lOE Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) anno 1075 Man fordyde þær ealle þa Bryttas þe wæron æt þam brydealoð [OE Tiber. B.iv brydlope] æt Norðwic.
c1175 Ormulum (Burchfield transcript) l. 14002 I þe land o galile. Wass an brid ale ȝarrkedd.
c1330 (?c1300) Guy of Warwick (Auch.) l. 6710 (MED) Bridal sone þai han y-hold..Nas neuer non so riche gestening.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 13363 Bridall [Gött. bridel, Trin. Cambr. bridale] was þar broiden an.
a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 4 (MED) In the tyme of Aduent, bridalles and mariages makyngis shuld not be vsid.
1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. vi. sig. Biii It is..Meete, that a man be at his owne bridale.
1608 in R. Renwick Extracts Rec. Stirling (1887) I. 121 All..persones, duelland within this burgh..sal mak thair brythellis and banquetis within this burgh.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) iii. iv. 148 Such obseruances As fits the Bridall . View more context for this quotation
1724 A. Ramsay Tea-table Misc. (new ed.) I. 165 Let us a' to the Bridal, For there will be Lilting there.
a1779 D. Graham Coll. Writings (1883) II. 15 His brithal and his burial may baith be on ae day.
1808 W. Scott Marmion v. xii. 259 O come ye in peace here, or come ye in war, Or to dance at our bridal, young Lord Lochinvar?
1859 Ld. Tennyson Enid in Idylls of King 13 I,..Will clothe her for her bridals like the sun.
1901 Harper's Monthly Mag. Nov. 1006/2 The mind of the student shall be fixed upon her bridals instead of her books.
1926 G. Heyer These Old Shades xxiv. 256 ‘My lady dreams of a bridal.’ ‘I would it might be so.’
2014 R. A. Houston Bride Ales & Penny Weddings vii. 92 The reasons for holding a bridal were more social and psychic than economic.
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a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 95 (MED) He mai cumen..in to ðe bredale to-fore ðe bredgume, and mid him wuniȝen on michele merhðe.
a1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(1)) (1850) Song of Sol. i. (heading) The bridalis of Crist and of the Chirche.
1633 G. Herbert Temple: Sacred Poems 80 Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridall of the earth and skie.
1673 S'too him Bayes 107 The Universal Bridal of Nature (in which he was Nurtured); should have softned him.
1847 G. P. R. James Castle of Ehrenstein III. i. 10 ‘Why, the bridal between the worm and the corpse,’ answered the jester; ‘there are few more merry weddings.’
1869 R. F. Littledale Comm. Song of Songs 271 It is in the vows of the Religious Life that this bridal of the soul and God is most frequently seen.
1927 R. A. Taylor Leonardo the Florentine 202 His personality is poignant and perfumed, as if he were born from some mortal bridal between a sword and a lily.
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bridala1640
a1640 in T. Risdon Chorogr. Surv. Devon (1811) (modernized text) 239 Apparell'd in their best array, As bridals use upon their nuptial day.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
bridaladj.
/ˈbrʌɪdl/, U.S. /ˈbraɪdəl/α. late Middle English–1500s brydale, late Middle English– bridal, 1500s–1600s bridale, 1500s–1600s bridall, 1500s–1600s brydall; Scottish pre-1700 brithall, pre-1700 brydall, pre-1700 bryddell, pre-1700 brydell, pre-1700 brydle, pre-1700 brythell, 1700s brithal, 1700s–1800s brydal, 1700s– bridal, 1800s brythal.
β. 1500s brydeale, 1500s brydeall, 1500s–1600s brideale, 1600s bride-ale, 1600s bride-all, 1600s bride-hall, 1600s brideall.
1. Of or relating to a marriage or wedding; used at or characteristic of a wedding. Later also: of or relating to a bride; used, worn by, or associated with a bride.In many of the collocations the word wedding may be substituted for bridal: see wedding n. Compounds 1, Compounds 2. Cf. also nuptial adj. 1.
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bridal?a1425
bridal-like1832
?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 73 Frende hou entridist þou hidir, not hauyng þe bridal clooþ [L. vestem nupcialem]?
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene v. ii. sig. N3 Where, and when her bridale cheare Should be solemniz'd.
1596 E. Spenser Prothalamion i. sig. A2 Adornd with daintie gemmes..Against the Brydale day.
1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge i. i. sig. A4 Will I not turne a glorious bridall morne Vnto a Stygian night?
1664 J. Lamont Diary 28 Apr. (1830) 169 After the brithall clothes were meade she refused to take him.
1729 T. Cooke Tales 14 Thrice twelve gallant Youths, of high Renown..Appointed to adorn the bridal Hour.
1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam Epil. 204 But where is she, the bridal flower..? She enters, glowing like the moon Of Eden on its bridal bower.
1873 W. Black Princess of Thule i. 16 He was playing the pipes..as if he were marching at the head of a bridal procession.
1900 E. Jackson Hist. Hand-made Lace 126/1 Bridal lace was made at Coventry until the Puritans discountenanced the wearing of such gauds.
1942 Chicago Defender 12 Sept. 20/3 Florence Lake, cousin of the bride, was the lucky catcher of the bridal bouquet.
1971 Stornoway Gaz. 7 Aug. 2/2 The bridal meal was held at Paible Secondary School gym.
1985 Jrnl. Aesthetic Educ. 19 80 The Metropolitan Museum in New York has even established a bridal registry for the convenience of its affianced visitors.
2011 Daily Tel. 22 Apr. 7/6 The bridal market for wedding and engagement rings..has completely held up.
2. Reminiscent of a bride; bridelike. Frequently in predicative use.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > people connected with wedding > [adjective] > of or relating to or like a bride
bride-like1624
bridal1747
bridal-like1832
1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xx. 126 With a simpering altogether bridal.
1848 J. W. Corson Loiterings in Europe xxii. 143 A piece of thin muslin, of the texture and appearance of a white veil..gives the wearers a sort of bridal appearance.
1858 Leader 23 Jan. 81/1 The paper, which is white and gold, is quite bridal in its character and effect.
1903 H. James Ambassadors xxiv. 305 She was bland, she was bridal—with never, that he could make out as yet, a bridegroom to support it.
1961 Kenyon Rev. 23 421 Kathleen came dressed in her usual dingy housedress with an apron round her. ‘Not very bridal, are you,’ Rosie said.
1979 Washington Post 10 Aug. 42/1 Clothing is the first thing to consider. Bridal white is impractical for most types of fishing.
2018 Irish Times (Nexis) 24 Feb. 22 The trick to wearing lace without looking bridal is to team it with something casual.
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bridal bed n. now somewhat archaic the bed used by a newly married couple; the bed in which a marriage is consummated; = nuptial bed n. at nuptial adj. and n. Compounds.Cf. earlier bridebed n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > bed
bridebedOE
bridal beda1547
marriage bed1567
nuptial bed1578
wedding-bed1597
Hymen-bed1598
thore1649
wed-beda1650
geniala1701
nuptial couch1731
wedlock bed1820
a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. D.iv Hys weedes dyspoyled all, and brydeall bedde, Wherein alas Syster, I founde my bane.
1603 W. Shakespeare Hamlet v. i. 242 I had thought to adorne thy bridale bed, faire maide.
1714 E. Young Force of Relig. i. 85 Now on the bridal-bed his eyes were cast.
1921 E. Westermarck Hist. Human Marriage (ed. 5) II. xxvi. 578 According to Roman Catholic rituals he [sc. the priest] has also had to bless the bridal bed.
2017 Women's Era (Nexis) 16 Mar. He had felt exhilarated while coming to the bridal bed because he had started looking forward to a night of lovemaking.
bridal bowl n. now rare (poetic and historical in later use) (a) a cup or bowl passed around at a wedding, from which the guests drink; (b) a cup or bowl of spiced wine, ale, or the like, prepared for a newly married couple to drink on their wedding night.Cf. bride-bowl n. at bride n.1 Compounds 1a, bride-cup n.
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the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > drinking vessel > [noun] > wedding cup
bride-cup1546
bride-bowl1605
bridal bowl1611
knitting-cupa1637
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast > cup handed round
bride-cup1546
bride-bowl1605
bridal bowl1611
1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley iv. sig. F3 Quaffing out our brydall bole.
1697 C. Gildon Rom. Brides Revenge v. ii. 44 Emp. What did my Love mix in our Bridal Bowl? Por. A Philtre, Sir, to fix your roving Heart.
1727 Pleasant Hist. Gillian of Croydon 158 The Bridal Bowl on th' Altar plac'd,..[she] Found out the artful Means..Some Poison with the Wine to Blend.
1921 L. A. C. Ward Melody of Love 174 Shining crystal bridal bowl, From earth's storehouse fill it up Till it brims the loving cup.
1975 R. J. W. Hammond Compl. Cotswolds & Shakespeare Country 74 The ancient ‘Buckland Bowl’..which has been in use at least since the sixteenth century, at one time as the village bridal bowl.
bridal cake n. a cake shared by guests at a wedding; (in later use) esp. a rich iced cake, typically in two or more tiers, served at the reception; a wedding cake.wedding cake is now the more usual term. Cf. earlier bride cake n.
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the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > wedding
bride cake1533
bridal cake?1613
wedding-cake1648
infare-cake1884
?1613 T. Campion Two Bks. Ayres i. xx. sig. G2 Shee can..trimme with plums a Bridall Cake.
1692 W. Walsh Lett. & Poems 118 Go, Mopsus, go; provide the Bridal Cake; And to thy Bed the blooming Virgin take.
1767 A. Cowper Poems & Transl. 168 The Bridal Cake you lately sent,..Which, under Pillow duly laid, Turns to a Wife the dreaming Maid.
1895 Weekly Northwestern Miller 20 Dec. 1015/2 There is a certain bakeshop in Chester which has a great reputation for its bridal cakes.
1959 Jet 11 June 49 (caption) The newlyweds enjoy bridal cake.
2012 S. Naylor et al. Bridal Bible vii. 292/2 A pastel cake may be accented with icing with..brighter frosting or—as a nod to the traditional bridal cake—with white frosting flowers.
bridal chamber n. the bedroom used by a newly married couple; the bedroom in which a marriage is consummated.Cf. bride-chamber n.
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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
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > room by type of occupant > [noun] > bridal chamber
wedding-chamber1552
bridal chamber1594
thalam1791
1594 Taming of a Shrew sig. G Feran. Come hither Kate where are thy sisters. Kate. They be sitting in the bridall chamber.
a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iv. i. 164 I wil bring thee to thy Bridall chamber.
a1822 P. B. Shelley Posthumous Poems (1824) 231 The flowers upon my bridal chamber strewn Will serve unfaded for my bier.
1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. iii. 87 Occupancy of the ‘bridal chambers’ of the leading hotels.
2000 Feng Shui for Mod. Living May 11/3 Some traditional families still place pomegranates in the bridal chamber on the wedding night to bait the stork for a speedy delivery of a ‘bundle of joy’ to the happy couple.
bridal dinner n. (a) a dinner held to celebrate a marriage, a wedding feast (now archaic); (b) (chiefly North American) a dinner given the evening before a wedding, typically for the bride and groom and their closest relatives and friends.The usual term for sense (b) is now rehearsal dinner: cf. rehearsal dinner n. at rehearsal n. Compounds 2.
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the world > food and drink > food > meal > feast > [noun] > wedding feast
marriage feast?1533
marriage dinner1552
bride-banquet1600
spouse-feast1601
marriage table1603
bridal dinnera1616
wedding-dinner1633
wedding-feast1633
wedding-supper1695
wedding-table1722
breakfast1847
wedding breakfast1850
wedding-banquet1855
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast > dinner
marriage dinner1552
bridal dinnera1616
wedding-dinner1633
a1616 W. Shakespeare Taming of Shrew (1623) iii. iii. 91 Gentlemen, forward to the bridall dinner.
1822 W. Scott Fortunes of Nigel III. xii. 338 You will wait on me to the church, and partake of the bridal dinner?
1913 Bellman 22 Nov. 666/2 On Friday evening Mr. and Mrs. Tucker gave the bridal dinner for Miss Tucker and Mr. Dent and the bridal party.
1984 J. H. Davis Kennedys ii. xxi. 216 By now Jack Bouvier was..awaiting an invitation to the bridal dinner... He was to give the bride away at the wedding ceremony the next day.
2014 ‘S. Merryvale’ Three Fractured Fairy Tales (e-book, accessed 4 Sept. 2018) 19 The Prince had been..hunting the wild stag, which would be the centerpiece of the Bridal Dinner following the Wedding.
bridal dress n. clothing or an item of clothing worn at a wedding; (now) esp. a dress worn by a bride, in western culture typically one which is long and white, and often worn with a veil.wedding dress is now the more usual term.Earliest in figurative use.
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1654 Freedom Relig. Worship 54 To be more watchfull than ever, to keep a holy, humble, pure frame of spirit..that we may every day walke in our Bridall-dresse of holinesse.
1712 A. Philips Distrest Mother iv. 44 This gay borrowed Air, This Blaze of Jewels, and this bridal Dress, Are but mock-Trappings to conceal my Woe.
1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 171 Her bridal dress consisted of a petticoat of red bays, and a fringed blanket, fastened about her shoulders with a copper skewer.
1861 C. Dickens Great Expectations I. viii. 126 The frillings and trimmings on her bridal dress, looking like earthy paper.
1935 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 48 127 At dances the women have bright dresses, or wear their bridal dress until that wears out.
1997 G. K. Ghosh & S. Ghosh Women of Manipur iii. 20 The first change of style that was noticed was to adopt western bridal attire instead of their traditional bridal dress during marriage.
2012 Evening Gaz. (Middlesbrough) (Nexis) 18 Aug. 6 An ivory bridal dress with lace, diamante and bead detailing.
bridal favour n. †(a) a knot of white ribbon, or a white rosette, sometimes worn by guests at a wedding (obsolete); (b) a small gift given to guests at a wedding.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > emblem or favour
rosemary1559
wedding-favour1681
bride-knot1694
bridal favour1756
orange blossomc1835
1756 C. Lennox tr. P. M. de L'Écluse des Loges Mem. Maximilian de Bethune I. i. 19 He had so strong a foreboding of the fatal consequences of this French match, that he often said, if the nuptials were celebrated at Paris, the bridal favours would be crimson.
1801 M. Edgeworth Belinda I. xix. 231 Lady Anne Percival came..with a bridal favour in her hand.
1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians I. xxxiii. 258 What woman..has not the bridal-favours and raiment stowed away, and packed in lavender.
1986 Brides & setting up Home Nov. 47/2 I would like to give our guests..bridal favours at our buffet reception... How should I do this and when?
2006 K. Langdale Redemption i. 3 When she saw a bride..[she] thought of ribbon-tied boxes of sugared almonds given as bridal favours to guests.
bridal gown n. a gown worn by a bride at her wedding, now typically one which is long and white, and often worn with a veil; a wedding gown.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > equipment or accessories of wedding > [noun] > wedding garment(s)
bride clothesc1384
wedding-gown1439
spousing gown1495
wedding-garment1526
wedding-robe1530
wedding-suit1594
wedding smock1616
wedding-clothes1678
wedding trima1729
bridal gown1734
marriage dress1771
bridal wreath1785
wedding-dress1801
wedding-coat1838
bridalwear1850
1734 Honey-suckle 264 Each Virgin's Character is blown, A Widow's Weed, a Bridal Gown.
1887 Cassell's Family Mag. Dec. 758/1 Satin has quite gone out;..it would seem to be a material of the past, except for bridal gowns.
1936 Washington Post 27 Sept. 10/2 Beaming Erika in her white satin bridal gown and fingertip veil.
2010 Wedding Ideas Nov. 37/1 Buy any bridal gown and you'll get a voucher that's equivalent to 20% of the price.
bridal house n. now archaic (originally) a place in which a wedding or wedding reception is held; (later usually) a house in which a newly married couple live or stay after their wedding.Cf. bridehouse n.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > place where wedding celebrated
bridal house1440
wedding-housec1440
bridehouse1550
bride-barn1652
marriage hall1924
Promptorium Parvulorum (Harl. 221) 50 Brydale howse, nuptorium.
c1565 ‘T. C.’ tr. G. Boccaccio Galesus Cymon & Iphigenia sig. Cviii As agreement was before, the Brydale house do clyme. They scale the walles..then enter they with force.
1699 tr. Seneca in J. Potter Archæologiæ Græcæ II. iv. xi. 314 Your Mother did not at the Wedding wait, Nor you into your Chamber introduce, Nor with her Hand the bridal House adorn'd.
1796 C. Smith Marchmont IV. ix. 265 The abode of sorrow, guilt, and misery, the bridal house, whither, after three weeks marriage, I conduct my Althea.
1897 Rep. Ethnograph. Surv. United Kingdom 479 The minister must always be in the bridal house before the bridegroom enters.
1913 R. Frost Boy's Will (1915) 16 But whether or not a man was asked To mar the love of two By harboring woe in the bridal house, The bridegroom wished he knew.
2002 S. Ṿail India's Jewish Heritage 63 The groom and the other young men clap and sing before her as she is taken to the bridal house.
bridal knot n. now archaic figurative the matrimonial bond; = marriage knot n. at marriage n. Compounds 1a.Often in to tie the bridal knot: see to tie the knot at tie v. 2.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > marriage vows or bonds > [noun] > marriage or wedding bond
knota1225
benda1250
spousing bandc1275
God's banda1425
marriage bond1595
marriage knot1595
marriage noosec1600
noosec1600
marriage tie1664
bridal knot1679
marriage chain1679
the shackles1780
wedding-knot1902
1679 B. Keach Glorious Lover 264 For Heaven and Earth combine To tie that sacred Bridal Knot, O let it never be forgot, the Contract is Divine.
1796 E. Wynne Diary 24 Nov. in A. Fremantle Wynne Diaries (1937) II. ix. 133 If ever a bridal knot is bound for me it will be on the borders of the Danube and tied by German hands.
1907 W. H. Jeffrey Successful Vermonters 42/2 He was also justice of the peace and tied most of the bridal knots of the period.
2010 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 8 July (Arts section) 2 Will Figaro and Susanna tie the bridal knot?
bridal party n. a group consisting of a bride and groom with their attendant bridesmaids, groomsmen, etc., and (often) close relatives such as parents; (sometimes also) the bride and her entourage only.
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1781 Lady's Mag. Apr. 172/1 The bridal party are expected here in a few days.
1895 Daily Californian (Bakersfield) 3 Oct. To the tune..of the Mendelssohn wedding march..the bridal party..entered.
1929 Bee (Danville, Va.) 24 June 2/1 Daisies tied with yellow satin ribbon..forming an aisle for the bridal party.
1984 A. Smith in G. Ursell More Saskatchewan Gold i. viii. 97 The guests lined up to bid farewell to the bride and groom...Ted was in line...With his back to the bridal party, he talked over his girl's head.
2018 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 9 Nov. The bridal party arrived at the church in a vintage open-backed double decker bus provided by Blackpool Transport.
bridal ring n. a wedding ring, esp. that worn by the bride.
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society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > marriage vows or bonds > [noun] > marriage or wedding bond > ring as token of
wedding-ringc1386
marrying ring1504
marriage ring1568
band1671
bridal ring1717
bride ring1810
church-ring1856
wedding band1946
1717 A. Pope Eloisa to Abelard in Wks. 428 For her the Spouse prepares the bridal ring.
1862 Illustr. Dublin Jrnl. 28 Sept. 59/2 The bridal ring..almost falling off the finger of the poor young bride.
1960 Billboard 14 Nov. 59/1 (advt.) Ladies' Bridal Ring Set, individually boxed.
2012 Hervey Bay (Queensland) Observer (Nexis) 25 June 24 Weddings progressed..to include many attendants, including..flower girl and page boy, who often carried the bridal rings on a satin cushion.
bridal shower n. chiefly North American a party given for a woman who is about to get married, at which she receives gifts from (usually female) friends and relatives (cf. shower n.1 4b).
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1899 Cincinnati Enquirer 5 Nov. 23/1 The autumn season, with its..bridal showers and wedding marches, is nearly over.
1969 Carillon News (Steinbach, Manitoba) 25 Sept. i. 7/7 A bridal shower was held in honor of bride-elect Diane Owzcar on Sunday... Diane received many nice and useful gifts.
2016 E. Chase Appealed xix. 254 After dinner..the girls talk baby announcements and bridal showers.
bridal suite n. a room or suite of rooms (often large and opulently decorated) intended especially for use by a newly married couple, typically in a hotel; = honeymoon suite n. at honeymoon n. Compounds 2.
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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
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > room > suite of rooms > [noun] > newly-married couple
bridal suite1853
honeymoon suite1903
society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > time after marriage > [noun] > wedding night > chamber > suite
bridal suite1853
honeymoon suite1903
1853 Buffalo (N.Y.) Express 10 Mar. Those [hangings] for the bridal suite [sc. on a steamship] are pearl color, surmounted with a silver border.
1925 N. Coward Fallen Angels 11 The room decorated like a Bridal Suite.
1970 Woman's Own 24 Jan. 3/2 London's Royal Garden Hotel has offered the couple a bridal suite.
2001 J. Ellroy Cold Six Thousand iii. 16 The bridal suite... Gilt wallpaper. Cupids. Pink rugs and chairs. A fake-fur bedspread.
bridal tour n. now chiefly historical a journey or tour undertaken by a newly married couple.Cf. honeymoon n. 2, wedding tour n. at wedding n. Compounds 1.
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1825 E. Benger Mem. E. Stuart I. iv. 165 (heading) Elizabeth's bridal tour through Holland to Cologne.
1847 A. Brontë Agnes Grey xxi. 313 Early in June, I received a letter from Lady Ashby, late Miss Murray. She had written to me twice or thrice before, from the different stages of her bridal tour.
1880 ‘M. Twain’ Tramp Abroad 228 She was newly married, and was on her bridal tour.
1928 C. S. Whitehead & C. A. Hoff Ethical Sex Relations (new ed.) i. iii. 87 The conventional ‘bridal tour’, which so many newly wedded couples look upon as a necessary introduction to a life of connubial joys.
2009 B. Penner Newlyweds on Tour i. 29 It was their newly-wed status that rendered them noteworthy, as the bridal tour was otherwise the same as a regular northern tour in terms of..sights seen.
bridal veil n. a veil worn by a bride, now typically a piece of net, tulle, or other gauzy fabric that covers the hair and sometimes the face.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > headgear > [noun] > veil > types of
flockard1465
power1526
crispa1592
fall1611
mant1651
mantilla1717
bridal veil1769
litham1839
voilette1842
yashmak1844
weeper1845
birdcage veil1888
fingertip veil1888
ghoonghat1916
spiderveil1922
niqab1936
full veil1937
1769 tr. Juvenal Satires vi. 127 She soon gives up her Power here, changes her Family, and by often marrying wears out her Bridal Veils.
1821 L. E. Landon Fate of Adelaide ii. vi. 44 She drew the bridal veil, To hide the rose-light blush's soft consent.
1931 Daily Mail 19 Feb. 10 The bridal veil will be of palest tea-rose pink tulle.
2018 Calgary (Alberta) Sun (Nexis) 20 May a4 The seven-year-old..twin boys..had the important task of holding the train on the bridal veil.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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