Bride (brīd), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. brȳd; 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.
Has by his own experience tried
How much the wife is dearer than the bride.
Lyttleton.
I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife.
Rev. xxi. 9.
2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.
Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.