bride

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 ]

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 ]

n. Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The nuptial apartment. Matt. ix. 15. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. bridegome, brudgume, AS. br&ymacr_;dguma (akin to OS. brūdigumo, D. bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. prūtigomo, MHG. briutegome, G. bräutigam); AS. br&ymacr_;d bride + guma man, akin to Goth. guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r being caused by confusion with groom. See Bride, and cf. Groom, Homage. ] A man newly married, or just about to be married. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n., n. See Bridesmaid, Bridesman. [ 1913 Webster ]