wedding ceremony
71wedding — / wedIN/ noun (C) 1 a marriage ceremony, especially one with a religious service: wedding present/reception/cake etc: Careful with that vase! It was a wedding present. 2 (hear the sound of) wedding bells spoken used to say that you think it is… …
72wedding march — noun a march to be played for a wedding procession • Hypernyms: ↑processional march, ↑recessional march * * * wedding march [wedding march] noun a piece of music traditionally played at wedding ceremonies in church in Britain, either when the ↑ …
73wedding ring — noun a ring (usually plain gold) given to the bride (and sometimes one is also given to the groom) at the wedding • Syn: ↑wedding band • Hypernyms: ↑ring, ↑band * * * noun, pl ⋯ rings [count] : a ring that you wear as a sign that you are married… …
74wedding — 1. noun a) Marriage ceremony; a ritual officially celebrating the beginning of a marriage. Her announcement was quite a surprise, coming a month after she published the words I hate weddings with a passion and a fury I can only partially explain… …
75wedding — noun Usage: often attributive Date: before 12th century 1. a marriage ceremony usually with its accompanying festivities ; nuptials 2. an act, process, or instance of joining in close association 3. a wedding anniversary or its celebration… …
76wedding — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. nuptials, wedlock, marriage ceremony, matrimony; see marriage 1 , union 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. 1. marriage vows, nuptials, matrimony, espousal, holy wedlock, ceremony. When the blind lead the blind. George… …
77wedding*/*/ — [ˈwedɪŋ] noun [C] a ceremony in which two people get married We wanted a quiet wedding.[/ex] a wedding present/cake[/ex] …
78wedding — wed•ding [[t]ˈwɛd ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) the act or ceremony of marrying; marriage; nuptials 2) the anniversary of a marriage, or its celebration: They observed their silver wedding[/ex] 3) an act or instance of blending or joining 4) of or pertaining to… …
79Wedding — Wed Wed, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant, promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D. wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.… …
80wedding ring — 1. a ring, usually of gold, platinum, or silver, given to the bride by the groom during a marriage ceremony. 2. a ring similarly given to the groom by the bride. Also called wedding band. [1350 1400; ME] * * * …
