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Vinony

bridal

adjective

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L311820 on Wikidata ↗

noun

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L317383 on Wikidata ↗

Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈbraɪ.dl̩/ / /ˈbɹaɪd(ə)l/

adj

Etymology: From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive usage was strengthened by association with bride + -al.

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

    “bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber”

noun

Etymology: From Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo (“wedding ale; wedding feast”). The attributive usage was strengthened by association with bride + -al.

  1. 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.”