Bride /(brīd)/

Bride

n.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds

Bride of the sea
the city of Venice.

Bride

v. t.
  1. To make a bride of. [Obs.]