/ ˈbraɪdl; NAmE / adjective
[ only before noun ] connected with a bride or a wedding :
a bridal gown
the bridal party (= the bride and the bridegroom and the people helping them at their wedding, sometimes used to refer only to the bride and those helping her)
a bridal suite (= a set of rooms in a hotel for a couple who have just got married)
( NAmE )
a bridal shower (= a party for a woman who will get married soon)
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Old English brӯd-ealu wedding feast , from brӯd bride + ealu ale-drinking . Since the late 16th cent., the word has been associated with adjectives ending in -al .