"blushing bride" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: blushing brides [plural]
Etymology: Originally a reference to a virgin bride who, lacking sexual experience, might be nervous about her wedding night. Head templates: {{en-noun}} blushing bride (plural blushing brides)
  1. A bride. Categories (topical): Marriage, Women Translations (a bride who is a virgin): une jeune mariée rougissante [masculine] (French)

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          "ref": "2009, Benjamin Gilton, The Missing Dinner Guests",
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