briding, vbl. n. rare.
(ˈbraɪdɪŋ)
[f. bride v.1 + -ing1.]
Wedding; being a bride.
| 1581 T. Nuce Seneca's Octavia 181 Bridinge chambers banquet wise ydrest. 1861 Trollope Framley P. III. ix. 159 The quintessence of her briding, the outer veil..of the tabernacle—namely, her wedding-dress. |
b. See quot. (Cf. bride v.2)
| 1598–1611 Florio, Sposarie, bride tricks, puling nice tricks, bridings. |