"white marriage" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-white marriage.ogg [Australia] Forms: white marriages [plural]
Etymology: Calque of French mariage blanc. "White" may be an allusion to the absence of hymenal blood on the couple's sheets. Etymology templates: {{calque|en|fr|mariage blanc}} Calque of French mariage blanc Head templates: {{en-noun}} white marriage (plural white marriages)
  1. (idiomatic) An unconsummated marriage. Wikipedia link: Mariage blanc Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Marriage Related terms: marriage of convenience, white wedding Translations (unconsummated marriage): 不同房的婚姻 (bù tóngfáng de hūnyīn) (Chinese Mandarin), seksitön avioliitto (Finnish), mariage blanc (French), matrimonio in bianco (Italian), białe małżeństwo [neuter] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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