bridal

UK /ˈbraɪ.dl̩/ US /ˈbraɪ.dl̩/

noun 1adj 1

Definitions

noun

A wedding feast or festival; a wedding.

[…] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]

Thus, in the dead time of the night before her bridal, Edith Granger wrestled with her unquiet spirit, tearless, friendless, silent, proud, and uncomplaining.

adj

Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial.

bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Collocations

ADJ.

against, fair, last, live, long, pinky-white, received, white

She wore a long bridal gown with a train that stretched across the entire church aisle.

VERB + BRIDAL

reading, started

She started bridal shopping three months before the wedding date.

BRIDAL + NOUN

bed, bouquet, chamber, edith, feast, flush, gown, granger

The bride carried her bridal bouquet down the aisle with trembling hands.

PREP.

in, in

She spent months looking at dresses in the bridal shop downtown.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast

espousal

adjective — of or relating to a wedding

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

[…] the crowne, which Ariadne wore / Upon her yvory forehead, that same day / That Theseus her unto his bridal bore […]

Wiktionary

Thus, in the dead time of the night before her bridal, Edith Granger wrestled with her unquiet spirit, tearless, friendless, silent, proud, and uncomplaining.

Wiktionary

bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber

Wiktionary

The bridal bouquet was made of roses and tulips.

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Mary's white bridal gown against the backdrop of the white marble wall virtually made her disappear.

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The orchard on the slope below the house was in a bridal flush of pinky-white bloom, hummed over by a myriad of bees.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, bridal is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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