Bride (brīd), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br&ymacr_;d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. brūd, D. bruid, OHG. prūt, brūt, G. braut, Icel. brūðr, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. brūþs; 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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