Nup"tial (?), a. [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. bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.]
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.
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Nup"tial, n.; pl. Nuptials ().
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.
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