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nuptial
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. Nuptials (n[u^]p"shalz). Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. [1913 Webster] Celebration of that nuptial, which We two have sworn shall come. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials. --Prescott. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nuptial \Nup"tial\ (n[u^]p"shal), 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.
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Then, all in heat,
They light the nuptial torch. --Milton.
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