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bridal

noun
/ˈbraɪ.dl̩/UK/ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/US

Etymology

From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive usage was strengthened by association with bride + -al.

  1. inherited from brȳdealo — “wedding ale; wedding feast”
  2. inherited from bridale

Definitions

  1. A wedding feast or festival

    A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

    • […] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]
    • Thus, in the dead time of the night before her bridal, Edith Granger wrestled with her unquiet spirit, tearless, friendless, silent, proud, and uncomplaining.

  2. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding

    Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

    • bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for bridal. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA