Hypertext Webster Gateway: "nuptial"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nuptial \Nup"tial\, a. [L. nuptialis, fr. nuptiae marriage,
wedding, fr. nubere, nuptum, prop., to cover, to veil, hence,
to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil;
cf. Gr. ? bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.]
Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as,
nuptial rites and ceremonies.
Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch.
--Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. {Nuptials}.
Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the
plural.
Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn
shall come. --Shak.
Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.
--Prescott.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
nuptial
adj : of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial
day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows"
[syn: {bridal}, {spousal}]
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