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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Bride

/(brīd)/ · IPA /bɹaɪd/
01 n. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
  1. 1.
    A woman newly married, or 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.
  2. 2.
    Fig.: An object ardently loved.
Phrases & compounds
Bride of the sea — the city of Venice.
02 v. t. To make a bride of.
  1. 1.
    To make a bride of.[Obs.]