brid

n. [ OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br&ymacr_;dealo brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2. ] A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,
The bridal of the earth and sky. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n. ] Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Celebration of the nuptial feast. [ Obs. ] “In honor of this bridalty.” B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a shrub (Spiraea prunifolia) having copious small white flowers in spring.
Syn. -- bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br&ymacr_;d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. brūd, D. bruid, OHG. prūt, brūt, G. braut, Icel. brūðr, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. brūþs; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person. ] 1. A woman newly married, or about to be married. [ 1913 Webster ]

Has by his own experience tried
How much the wife is dearer than the bride. Lyttleton. [ 1913 Webster ]

I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. xxi. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Fig.: An object ardently loved. [ 1913 Webster ]

Bride of the sea, the city of Venice. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make a bride of. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Bridal. ] A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale. [ 1913 Webster ]

The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake,
And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The marriage bed. [ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]