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| bridal |
of or pertaining to a wedding or bride. [1/2 definitions] |
| bridesmaid |
a woman who attends the bride in a wedding ceremony. |
| epithalamium |
a poem, ode, or song honoring a bride, bridegroom, or couple. |
| give away |
to present (a bride). [1/4 definitions] |
| maid of honor |
the principal unmarried female attendant of a bride at her wedding. [1/2 definitions] |
| trousseau |
a collection of linens, clothing, and the like, sewn or collected for or by a bride before her wedding. |
| wedding ring |
a ring, often a band of gold or platinum, that is given by a groom to a bride, and sometimes by a bride to a groom, during a marriage ceremony. |
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