Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bridal"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bridal \Brid"al\, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bridal \Brid"al\, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br[=y]dealo
brideale, bridal feast. See {Bride}, and {Ale}, 2.]
A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.
Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright, The bridal of
the earth and sky. --Herbert.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bridal
adj 1: of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial
day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
[syn: {nuptial}, {spousal}]
2: designed for a bride; "bridal gown"
n : archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast [syn: {espousal}]
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