Emily Dickinson Lexicon

brew (-ed, -s), v. [OE 'infuse,' 'boil down'.] (webplay: clouds, liquor, quantity).

1. Concoct; derive.
2. Distill; manufacture.
3. Make; prepare; produce; manufacture.

briar (brier), n. [OE] (webplay: rose).

1. Thorn; prickly bush; rose plant; (see Isaiah 55:33).
2. Trial; trouble; vexation; (see Ezekiel 28:24).

bribe, n. [Poss. OFr 'piece of bread'.] (webplay: truth).

Seduction; corrupt pay-off; reward for providing illicit information; gift to induce inappropriate action; (see Isaiah 33:15-16).

bribe, v. [see bribe, n.]

Offer a gift to; reward unlawfully; illegally recompense; hire for covert purpose; [fig.] convince to speak; persuade to disclose something confidential.

brick, adj. [OFr 'bit, fragment, broken piece, loaf'.] (webplay: square).

Building block; baked clay; dried earth; [fig.] rectangular; blocky; cube-like; massive; bulky; weight-bearing; (see Isaiah 9:10).

bridal, n. [OE brýd-ealo, wedding ale.]

Nuptial celebration; connubial bliss; day of marriage; wedlock ceremony; matrimony feast; [fig.] celebration of the resurrection; wedding supper of the Lamb.

bridalled, adj. [ED neologism; see bridal, n.]

Wed; married; adorned for matrimony; clothed in white; dressed in wedding attire; arrayed in best apparel; [fig.] endowed; invested with immortality.

bride (-s), n. [OE brýd.] (webplay: bridegroom, maid, married).

1. Fiancée; betrothed female; woman about to be married.
2. Person; human being; man or woman.
3. Rose; pollen-filled flower; fellow creature; partner in nature.
4. Wife; married woman; [fig.] whole person; complete individual; resurrected being; immortal soul.
5. Newlywed woman; female on her wedding day; [fig.] member of the Church; covenant spouse with Christ the Bridegroom; (see Isaiah 61:10).
6. Maiden; young woman; [fig.] deceased female; young lady who has died.
7. Chosen one; elect lady; spiritual nominee; candidate for sacred covenant (see Revelation 21:9).
8. Spouse; helpmeet; marriage partner; constant companion; [fig.] revelation; apocalypse; divine disclosure; (see Revelation 21:2).

bridegroom, n. [OE brýd, bride + guma, man.] (webplay: bride).

1. Fiancé; engaged male; man about to be married (see Jeremiah 33:11).
2. Robert Browning; poet spouse of Elizabeth Barrett Browning.
3. Husband; lover; spouse; marital companion; marriage partner.

bridge (-s), n. [OE] (webplay: passage, planks, river, supported).

1. Pier; gangway; landing stage; structure that spans something.
2. Walkway over a stream; roadway above a stream; wooden platform for crossing water.
3. Span; firm support; arching structure between two points.