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Definition of Bridal

1. Noun. Archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast.

2. Adjective. Of or relating to a wedding. "Marriage vows"

3. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a bride. "Bridal gown"

Definition of Bridal

1. a. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.

2. n. A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.

Definition of Bridal

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber. ¹

2. Noun. A wedding. ¹

3. Noun. (archaic) A wedding feast. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Bridal

1. a wedding [n -S] - See also: wedding

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridal

bricks and mortar bricks up brickshaped brickwise brickwork brickworks bricky brickyard brickyards bricolage

bricolages bricole bricoles bricoleur bricoleurs bridal (current term) bridal-wreath bridal gown bridal registry bridal salon

bridal shower bridal showers bridal wear bridal wreath bridally bridals bridalties bridalty bridalwear briddle

Literary usage of Bridal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A concise Anglo-Saxon dictionary for the use of students by John R. Clark Hall (1916)
"... on conducting a bride to her new home, bridal, wedding, Chr,MtL. marriage ceremony, Л5. ... to marry. bryd lac n. bridal, wedded condition, M : (pi. ..."

2. A Dictionary of the Drama: A Guide to the Plays, Play-wrights, Players, and by William Davenport Adams (1904)
"bridal Bins (The). A dramatic romance in two acts, by FREDERICK ... A farce by JAM-S bridal "Wreath (The). A romantic drama in two acts, by CH HAZLEWOOD (</ ..."

3. Marvels of the New West: A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the by William Makepeace Thayer (1887)
"bridal Veil Fall can be seen so far away that it appears like a ... But this fall, unlike the bridal Veil, is in operation only a portion of the year, ..."

4. Social life of the Chinese: With Some Account of Their Religious by Justus Doolittle (1866)
"Sending the bridal Sedan for the Bride.—Ceremonies observed on the Day ... Candles in the bridal Chamber at Night. Manner of Betrothal. ..."

5. The Complete Poetical Works of Sir Walter Scott by Walter Scott (1900)
"The lightning that flashes so bright and so free, Is scarcely so blithe or so bonny as me. shine, But has not a heart half so lightsome as ring — bridal ..."

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