Category:Nuptial

Nup"tial, a. Etym: [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. nuptial.]

Defn: of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as, Nuptial rites and ceremonies. Then, all in heat, they light the nuptial torch. Milton.

Nuptial Nup"tial, n.; pl. Nuptials (.

Defn: marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the plural. Celebration of that nuptial, which we two have sworn shall come. Shak. Preparations. . . for the approaching nuptials. Prescott.