Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bride"
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary (easton)
Bride
frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.).
The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under
the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29).
The church is called "the bride" (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare
parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bride \Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud,
burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D.
bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r,
Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried
spouse, W. priawd a married person.]
1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is
dearer than the bride. --Lyttleton.
I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev.
xxi. 9.
2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
{Bride of the sea}, the city of Venice.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bride \Bride\, v. t.
To make a bride of. [Obs.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bride
n 1: a woman who has recently been married
2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn: {Bridget},
{Saint Bridget}, {St Bridget}, {Brigid}, {Saint Brigid},
{St Brigid}, {Bride}, {Saint Bride}, {St Bride}]
3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony
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