bride

Noun

Synonyms: Bridget Saint Bridget St. Bridget Brigid Saint Brigid St. Brigid Saint Bride St. Bride

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

a woman who has recently been married
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)Synonyms: Bridget Saint Bridget St. Bridget Brigid Saint Brigid St. Brigid Saint Bride St. Bride
a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride.— Lyttleton.[1913 Webster]

I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.— Rev. xxi. 9.[1913 Webster]

2.Fig.: An object ardently loved. [1913 Webster]

Bride of the sea, the city of Venice. [1913 Webster]

Bride \Bride\, v. t. To make a bride of. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

The Devil's Dictionary

BRIDE, n. A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.