bridal
pronunciation
How to pronounce bridal in British English:
UK [ˈbraɪdl]
How to pronounce bridal in American English:
US [ˈbraɪdl]
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- Noun:
- archaic terms for a wedding or wedding feast
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to a wedding
- designed for a bride
Word Origin
- bridal (adj.)
- mid-15c., transferred use of noun bridal "wedding feast," Old English brydealo "marriage feast," from bryd ealu, literally "bride ale" (see bride + ale); second element later confused with suffix -al (1), especially after c. 1600.
Example
- 1. Many other couples dressed in bridal gear were greeted enthusiastically by the watching crowd .
- 2. She modelled them on the runway with a bridal lace skirt and a centurion 's breastplate of molded leather , sutured like frankenstein 's skull .
- 3. A collage of trades like bridal services , hardware stores and goldsmith shops thrives below the balconies .
- 4. It is not even because she is spending so many evenings on her course in bridal flower arranging .
- 5. Florist trish haunton demonstrates how to make a bridal bouquet using garden roses and berried ivy .