BRIDAL

bridal

(adjective) of or pertaining to a bride; “bridal gown”

bridal, nuptial, spousal

(adjective) of or relating to a wedding; “bridal procession”; “nuptial day”; “spousal rites”; “wedding cake”; “marriage vows”

bridal, espousal

(noun) archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bridal (plural bridals)

(archaic) A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

Adjective

bridal (not comparable)

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

Anagrams

• labrid, ribald

Source: Wiktionary


Brid"al, a. Etym: [From Bride. Cf. Bridal, n.]

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

Brid"al, n. Etym: [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br brideale, bridal feast. See Bride, and Ale, 2.]

Definition: A nuptia; festival or ceremony; a marriage. Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of the earth and sky. Herbert.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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