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362 words match “BRID”

BRID n.
A bird. [Obs.] Chaucer.
BRIDAL a. 2 definitions
Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as, bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.
BRIDALTY n.
Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] "In honor of this bridalty." B. Jonson.
BRIDE n. 3 definitions
about to be married. Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride. Lyttleton. I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. xxi. 9.
BRIDE-ALE n.
A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See Ale. The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake, And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. B. Jonson.
BRIDEBED n.
The marriage bed. [Poetic]
BRIDECAKE n.
Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.
BRIDECHAMBER n.
The nuptial appartment. Matt. ix. 15.
BRIDEGROOM n.
A man newly married, or just about to be married.
BRIDEKNOT n.
A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding favor. [Obs.]
BRIDEMAID; BRIDEMAN n.
See Bridesmaid, Bridesman.
BRIDESMAID n.
A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.
BRIDESMAN n.
A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at their marriage; the "best man." Sir W. Scott.
BRIDESTAKE n.
stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to dance round. Divide the broad bridecake Round about the bridestake. B. Jonson.
BRIDEWELL n.
he confinement of disorderly persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St. Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was subsequently a penal workhouse.
BRIDGE n. 8 definitions
rtition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall. Aqueduct bridge. See Aqueduct. -- Asses' bridge, Bascule bridge, Bateau bridge. See under Ass, Bascule, Bateau. -- Bridge of a steamer (Naut.), a narrow platform across the deck, above the rail, for the convenience…
BRIDGE-WARD n. 2 definitions
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.] Sir W. Scott.
BRIDGEBOARD n. 2 definitions
A board or plank used as a bridge.
BRIDGEHEAD n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tête-de-pont.
BRIDGEING; BRIDGING n.
The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to distribute the weight. Bridging joist. Same as Binding joist.
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