bride
    n 1: a woman who has recently been married
    2: Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523) [syn:
       Bridget, Saint Bridget, St. Bridget, Brigid, Saint
       Brigid, St. Brigid, Bride, Saint Bride, St. Bride]
    3: a woman participant in her own marriage ceremony

Bride \Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud,
   burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D.
   bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r,
   Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried
   spouse, W. priawd a married person.]
   1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.
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            Has by his own experience tried
            How much the wife is dearer than the bride.
                                                  --Lyttleton.
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            I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev.
                                                  xxi. 9.
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   2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
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   Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.
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Bride \Bride\, v. t.
   To make a bride of. [Obs.]
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Bride
   frequently used in the ordinary sense (Isa. 49:18; 61:10, etc.).
   The relation between Christ and his church is set forth under
   the figure of that between a bridegroom and bride (John 3:29).
   The church is called "the bride" (Rev. 21:9; 22:17). Compare
   parable of the Ten Virgins (Matt. 25:1-13).
   

BRIDE, n.  A woman with a fine prospect of happiness behind her.