| 单词 | bridal bowl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbridal bowl 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. ΘΚΠ 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. < as lemmas |
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