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nuptial |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nuptial \Nup"tial\, a. [L. nuptialis, fr nuptiae marriage, wedding, fr nubere nuptum prop., to cover, to veil, hence to marry, as the head of the bride was covered with a veil; cf Gr ? bride, nymph: cf F. nuptial.] Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as nuptial rites and ceremonies. Then, all in heat, They light the nuptial torch. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl {Nuptials}. Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come --Shak. Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. --Prescott. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: nuptial adj : of or relating to a wedding; "bridal procession"; "nuptial day"; "spousal rites"; "wedding cake"; "marriage vows" [syn: {bridal}, {spousal}]
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