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bride (brīd)
noun
Etymology: ME < OE bryd, akin to Ger braut, betrothed, fiancée
bride (brīd)
noun
Etymology: Fr < OFr < OHG bridel, akin to bridle
Bride (brīd)
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Possessives
- bouquet: Hold the bride's bouquet during the wedding ceremony.
Converse of object
- blush: For long-lasting blushing bride rosy cheeks, now's the time to apply a little crème blusher to the apples of the cheeks.
Adjective modifier
- runaway: Number four: To keep all ex-boyfriends at bay - word has it they're all busy watching the movie " runaway bride " .
Modifies a noun
- maid: How to color match your icing to your brides maids dresses. etc... ... .
Noun used with modifier
- bridezilla: Nobody, I repeat nobody likes a bridezilla bride.
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'Will ye gang wi'me, Lizzy Lindsay, Will ye gang to the Highlands wi'me? Will ye gang wi'me, Lizzy Lindsay. My bride and my darling to be?'
That is ever the way.'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.
And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. And IJohn saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
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