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Definition of Bridal-wreath

1. Noun. Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers.

2. Noun. Shrub having copious small white flowers in spring.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bridal-wreath

bricks up brickshaped brickwise brickwork brickworks bricky brickyard brickyards bricolage bricolages

bricole bricoles bricoleur bricoleurs bridal bridal-wreath (current term) bridal gown bridal registry bridal salon bridal shower

bridal showers bridal wear bridal wreath bridally bridals bridalties bridalty bridalwear briddle briddles

Literary usage of Bridal-wreath

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by California Dept. of Agriculture, California State Commission of Horticulture (1884)
"December 23, 1882—Washed bridal wreath. August 25, 1883—Bush nearly dead and covered with scale. ... December 23, 1882—Washed rose bushes and bridal wreath. ..."

2. The Huguenot Daughters: And Other Poems by Catharine Gendron Poyas (1849)
"THE BRIDAL WREATH. A BRIDAL wreath for a lady fair, To bind her tresses of raven hair ! Wilt twine it of the lily pale, That blossoms fair in the lowly vale ..."

3. The Opera Goers' Complete Guide: Comprising Two Hundred and Sixty-eight by Leo Leop Melitz (1921)
"She is somewhat comforted by the memory of the hermit's promise that she shall be protected by her bridal wreath. Change of scene: Meeting of the marksmen. ..."

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