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Bridalveil — /bruyd l vayl /, n. a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. 620 ft. (189 m) high. Also called Bridalveil Fall. * * * … Universalium
Bride — /bruyd/, n. Saint. See Brigid, Saint. * * * … Universalium
bridegroom — /bruyd groohm , groom /, n. a newly married man or a man about to be married. [bef. 1000; late ME (Scots) brydgrome, alter. of ME bridegome, OE brydguma (bryd BRIDE1 + guma man, c. L homo), with final element conformed to GROOM] * * * … Universalium
bridewell — /bruyd wel , weuhl/, n. Brit. a prison. [1545 55; after a prison that formerly stood near the church of St. Bride in London] * * * … Universalium
bridlewise — /bruyd l wuyz /, adj. (of a horse) obedient to a touch of the reins on the neck, without pressure of the bit on the mouth. [1820 30, Amer.; BRIDLE + WISE1] * * * … Universalium
Bridalveil — /bruyd l vayl /, n. a waterfall in Yosemite National Park, California. 620 ft. (189 m) high. Also called Bridalveil Fall … Useful english dictionary
bride — bride1 brideless, adj. bridelike, adj. /bruyd/, n. a newly married woman or a woman about to be married. [bef. 1000; ME; OE bryd; c. D bruid, G Braut, ON bruthr, Goth bruths] bride2 /bruyd/; Fr. /brddeed/, n. 1. Also called … Universalium
bride — I. /braɪd / (say bruyd) noun a woman newly married, or about to be married. {Middle English; Old English brȳd} II. /braɪd / (say bruyd) noun 1. (in needlework, lace making, etc.) a bar, link, or tie between patterns. 2. an ornamental bonnet… …
Braut (1), die — 1. Die Braut, plur. die Bräute, Diminutivum Bräutchen, Oberdeutsch Bräutlein, eine verlobte Person weiblichen Geschlechtes, und in engerer Bedeutung, eine solche Person am Tage der Hochzeit. Sie ist eine Braut, sie ist mit einem Manne versprochen … Grammatisch-kritisches Wörterbuch der Hochdeutschen Mundart
bridal — bridally, adv. /bruyd l/, adj. 1. of, for, or pertaining to a bride or a wedding: a bridal gown. n. 2. a wedding. 3. Archaic. a wedding feast. [bef. 1100; ME bridale wedding feast, OE brydealu, equiv. to bryd BRIDE1 + ealu ALE, i.e., ale… … Universalium
