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bridewain

bridewain noun: a cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.

Noun

bridewain (plural bridewains)

  1. (archaic, dialectal, historical) A cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
    • Against the opposite wall stood a dresser, holding a varied array of wooden and pewter platters, piggins for drinking out of, and two or three china cups. Next to it came the bridewain, and then the great bed.1916, The Living Age, volume 288, page 24

Forms of bridewain

pluralbridewains

Origin of bridewain

From bride + wain.

Questions about bridewain

What does bridewain mean?
Bridewain means a cart or waggon, loaded with household goods, conveyed from a bride's house to her new home; (by extension) the bridal gifts transported upon such a wain.
What part of speech is bridewain?
Bridewain is a noun.
What is the plural of bridewain?
The plural of bridewain is bridewains.

Words near bridewain in the dictionary

  1. bridespeople
  2. bridesperson
  3. bridespersons
  4. Bridestowe
  5. brideswear
  6. bridewain
  7. bridewains
  8. bridewealth
  9. bridewealths
  10. bridewear
  11. brideweed

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