Definition of 'bridal'
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bridal in British English
noun
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Word origin
Old English brӯdealu, literally: "bride ale", that is, wedding feast
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bridal in American English
noun
1. Archaic
a wedding
adjective
2.
of a bride
3.
of a wedding
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bridal in American English
(ˈbraidl)
adjective
noun
2.
a wedding
3. archaic
a wedding feast
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bridally adverb
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[bef. 1100; ME bridale wedding feast, OE brȳdealu, equiv. to brȳd bride1 + ealu ale, i.e., ale-drinking; now taken as bride1 + -al1]Examples of 'bridal' in a sentence
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ADJECTIVE /ˈbraɪdəl/
Bridal is used to describe something that belongs or relates to a bride, or to both people who are getting married.
She wore a floor length bridal gown.
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