| 单词 | bride stake |
| 释义 | > as lemmasbride stake bride stake n. historical (apparently) a pole formerly used at or associated with a wedding.The only contextual evidence for this word occurs in the genitive form as brides-stake (cf. brides-stake n. at Compounds 2), where the meaning is unclear. Assertions in modern popular history books (cf. later quots.) that a pole called a bride stake was used for dancing or to advertise a wedding seem to be based on Johnson's conjectural interpretation of quot. a1637 for brides-stake n. at Compounds 2 and similar speculations associated with bride bush (cf. bride bush n.). ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Bridestake, it seems to be a post set in the ground, to dance round, like a maypole. 1869 E. J. Wood Wedding Day ix. 193 ‘Bride bushes’ and ‘bride stakes’, obtained their names..from a bush at the end of a stake or pole being the ancient sign of the country ale-houses, around which pole the guests used to dance. 1985 J. R. Gillis For Better, for Worse i. iii. 98 They set out signs called ‘bride stakes’ or ‘bride bushes’ to announce their wedding feast to friends, neighbors, and even passing strangers. < as lemmas |
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