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Women who marry foreign military personnel during a war or occupation
War brides are women who married military personnel from other countries in times of war or during military occupations, a practice that occurred in great
War_bride
2009 film by Gary Winick
Bride Wars is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, and June Diane Raphael. It stars Kate
Bride_Wars
2001 Canadian-British film by Lyndon Chubbuck
The War Bride is a 2001 drama film directed by Lyndon Chubbuck and written by Angela Workman. It is a Canadian–British co-production. The film stars Anna
The_War_Bride
Topics referred to by the same term
war bride or war brides in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A war bride is a foreign woman who married military personnel in times of war. War bride or
War_bride_(disambiguation)
1949 film by Howard Hawks
Male War Bride is a 1949 screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant and Ann Sheridan. The film was based on "Male War Bride Trial
I_Was_a_Male_War_Bride
1945 law in the United States
The War Brides Act (59 Stat. 659, Act of Dec. 28, 1945) was enacted on December 28, 1945, to allow alien spouses, natural children and adopted children
War_Brides_Act
1952 film by King Vidor
Japanese War Bride (also known as East Is East) is a 1952 American drama film directed by King Vidor. The film features the American debut of Shirley
Japanese_War_Bride
1960 film
Atomic War Bride (Serbo-Croatian: Rat, lit. 'War') is a 1960 Yugoslav science-fiction and drama film directed by Veljko Bulajić. The film won three Golden
Atomic_War_Bride
English actress (born 1976)
year, she starred as the wife of a World War II soldier in the decently reviewed Canadian film The War Bride, for which she earned a Genie Award nomination
Anna_Friel
(Bringing Up Baby, Only Angels Have Wings, His Girl Friday, I Was a Male War Bride, Monkey Business), Alfred Hitchcock (Suspicion, Notorious, To Catch a
List of Cary Grant performances
List_of_Cary_Grant_performances
American actress and singer (1915–1967)
Dinner (1942), Kings Row (1942), Nora Prentiss (1947), and I Was a Male War Bride (1949). Clara Lou Sheridan was born in Denton, Texas, on February 21,
Ann_Sheridan
1995 American romantic drama film directed by Clint Eastwood
Bros.. The Bridges of Madison County is set in 1965 and features Italian war bride Francesca Johnson (Meryl Streep), who lives with her husband and two children
The Bridges of Madison County (film)
The_Bridges_of_Madison_County_(film)
American actor (born 1969)
Cowboys (2000). Dean has appeared in independent films including The War Bride and The Poker Club, and several well-received television miniseries including
Loren_Dean
American actress (1929–2018)
until 1967. Marshall had a small but significant role in I Was a Male War Bride (1949) as the best friend of Ann Sheridan's leading character. She was
Marion_Marshall
American writer and director (1894–1982)
Bernhard after pre-production and casting were nearly complete: Japanese War Bride (1952). The topic of the film, white racial prejudice in post-WWII America
King_Vidor
Fictional noblewoman in The Lord of the Rings
seen by scholars as influenced by Tolkien's experience of war brides from the First World War. She has been seen, too, as one of the few strong female
Éowyn
1997 TV series or program
Bride of War (Polish: Wojenna narzeczona) is a 1997 British–Polish biographical war melodrama miniseries directed and produced by Peter Edwards and written
Bride_of_War
American actor and director (1920–1998)
Taylor played a soldier bringing his Japanese war-bride back to small-town America in Japanese War Bride. In 1953, Taylor had a key role as the escaping
Don Taylor (American filmmaker)
Don_Taylor_(American_filmmaker)
American actress (1924–1996)
portrayed Lieutenant Eloise Billings in the Howard Hawks film I Was a Male War Bride. That same year, she appeared in Otto Preminger's Whirlpool. Stuart was
Randy_Stuart
American actress
had French ancestry. They met during World War II. Eileen came with Salvatore to the U.S. as a war bride. Bracco was raised on Long Island. Bracco has
Elizabeth_Bracco
negative images of war brides, while the diversity of their actual experiences received less attention. Media discussions of war brides relied heavily on
History_of_Japanese_Americans
Type of marriage between people of unequal social rank
daughter of a low-ranked noble family or a commoner). Usually, neither the bride nor any children of the marriage have a claim on the husband's succession
Morganatic_marriage
British radio telegraphist and Titanic survivor (1890–1956)
from the ship. Bride continued working as a wireless operator after Titanic. He served in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in World War I before returning
Harold_Bride
Canadian-Australian actor
The early 2000s saw him starring as a traumatized Canadian soldier in War Bride, a German priest in Serenades, and smaller roles in The Crocodile Hunter:
Aden_Young
2015 Chinese film
Bride Wars (Chinese: 新娘大作战) is a 2015 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Tony Chan. The film is a remake of 2009's Bride Wars that starred Kate
Bride_Wars_(2015_film)
1992 novel by Robert James Waller
Robert James Waller that tells the story of an Italian-American World War II war bride living on a farm in 1960s Madison County, Iowa. While her husband and
The_Bridges_of_Madison_County
Practise in which a man abducts the woman he wishes to marry
Bride kidnapping, also known as marriage by abduction or marriage by capture, is a practice in which a man or boy abducts the woman or girl he wishes
Bride_kidnapping
1916 short film by William Garwood
Billy's War Brides is a 1916 American silent short comedy directed and starring William Garwood. The film also stars Sonia Marcelle and Molly Gilmore.
Billy's_War_Brides
American actor (1917–2002)
Tobey performed in a brief comedy bit in another film, I Was a Male War Bride starring Cary Grant. His performance in that minor part caught the attention
Kenneth_Tobey
Overview of and topical guide to war
law War artist War as metaphor War bond War bonnet War bride War cabinet War canoe War chest War chief War children War comics War commissar War communism
Outline_of_war
Japanese manga series
the West, fights in a war against barbarians from the East. She is captured and presented to the barbarian's king, Veor, as a bride. She is shocked to find
The_Barbarian's_Bride
Group affected by Canadian nationality law
did not live in Canada on their 24th birthday A "war bride" who was never naturalized A war bride's child who was never naturalized An unregistered "border
Lost_Canadians
American actor (1940–2018)
moved to the United States aged 18 in 1959 when his older sister Vera (a war bride living in rural Illinois, where he had visited in 1951) agreed to sponsor
John_Mahoney
Australian Indigenous rights activist
She married USN Petty Officer Robert Harrison in 1944 and sailed as a war bride to California where their daughter was born. The family moved to naval
Heather_Bonner
British actress (1922–2017)
and grew up there and in Fawdon. After World War II, she relocated to the United States as a war bride after marrying an American serviceman, Sanford
Joan_Boocock_Lee
American-born British actress (1921–2020)
War II, she served in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) and was stationed in England. In 1949, she appeared opposite Cary Grant in I Was a Male War Bride,
Patricia_Marmont
1987 film by Rob Reiner
The Princess Bride is a 1987 American fantasy-adventure-comedy film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner and starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy
The_Princess_Bride
American television drama series
parts in the war. They are coming to grips with the death of their only son, Mike Jr., a soldier, and the arrival of his Italian war bride, Gina (Giuliana
Homefront (American TV series)
Homefront_(American_TV_series)
American rock musician (1946–2019)
Pressure (War Bride 9003, 1981) Phantom Movers song "Different Kind" appeared on various artists recording Rising Stars Of San Francisco (War Bride 9005,
Roy_Loney
American screenwriter (1905–1971)
known for the screenplays for Bringing Up Baby (1938) and I Was a Male War Bride (1949), two Howard Hawks films, both starring Cary Grant. Hagar Wilde
Hagar_Wilde
1916 film by Herbert Brenon
War Brides is a lost 1916 American silent war drama film directed by Herbert Brenon and starring Alla Nazimova. The film marked Nazimova's debut in motion
War_Brides_(1916_film)
(24 February 2017). "60 years after Japan army husband fled, Vietnam war bride clings to love". AFP. indomemoires (20 July 2016). "Ben Valentine : Photographing
French Indochina in World War II
French_Indochina_in_World_War_II
Want You, 1951 Tokyo File 212, 1951 Submarine Command, 1951 Japanese War Bride, 1952 Mr. Walkie Talkie, 1952 Retreat, Hell!, 1952 One Minute to Zero
List_of_Korean_War_films
American actor and director
filmed scenes for an undetermined role in the 1949 film I Was a Male War Bride, but his scenes were deleted. "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch
King_Donovan
Fictional character in The Lord of the Rings
Melissa A. (2015). "At Home and Abroad: Éowyn's Two-fold Figuring as War Bride in The Lord of the Rings". In Croft, Janet Brennan; Donovan, Leslie A
Faramir
American poet
playwright, poet, and suffragist. She is best known for her feminist anti-war play, War Brides, which was made into a silent film starring Alla Nazimova in 1916
Marion_Craig_Wentworth
Child born to a local parent and a parent belonging to a foreign military force
children and adolescents War bride Brides of the Islamic State War rape Children born as a result of rape War widow Impact of war on children Bicultural
War_children
1993 novel by Margaret Atwood
The Robber Bride is a novel by Canadian writer Margaret Atwood, first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1993. In Toronto in October of 1990, three
The_Robber_Bride
War II in the narrative. There is a separate list of World War II TV series. The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the War of
List of World War II feature films
List_of_World_War_II_feature_films
In 1945 and 1946 several "bride trains" were run in Australia to transport war brides to or from ships. These trains included: September 1945: A train
Bride_trains
Canadian actor (1922–2006)
years old. His death was attributed to Alzheimer's disease. I Was a Male War Bride (1949) as Dependents Clearing Officer (uncredited) Miss Pilgrim's Progress
Arthur_Hill_(Canadian_actor)
Belgian oceanographer
regarding his residency in the US was dramatised in the film I Was a Male War Bride, with Cary Grant as Charlier. Charlier's paternal grandparents were from
Roger_Charlier
American film, television, and stage actress
Awards for Best Supporting Actress for her performance as a Japanese war bride in Velina Hasu Houston's play Tea. "Shuko Akune". Movies & TV Dept. The
Shuko_Akune
History of citizenship in Canada
1953, had significant effects upon children of war brides. As Canadian soldiers fathered some 30,000 war children in Europe (including 22,000 in Britain
History of Canadian nationality law
History_of_Canadian_nationality_law
American character actor, singer, and dancer
living in London. In 1949, Nichols made his film debut in I Was a Male War Bride, which was shot in West Germany. He was deported from the United Kingdom
Robert_Nichols_(actor)
Canadian television and radio host (born 1945)
the daughter of Gordon Petty, a film producer, and Molly, a Scottish war bride. Molly Petty ran a talent and modeling agency, Producers' Services in
Dini_Petty
American acting coach
[citation needed] Chubbuck was married to Lyndon Chubbuck, director of The War Bride (2001) and The Right Temptation (2000), until his death in 2021. She has
Ivana_Chubbuck
Japanese manga series
On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides (線場のひと, Senjō no Hito) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marina Lisa Komiya.
On Their Frontlines: The Lives of Japanese War Brides
On_Their_Frontlines:_The_Lives_of_Japanese_War_Brides
1946 American film
G.I. War Brides is a 1946 American comedy film directed by George Blair and written by John K. Butler. The film stars Anna Lee, James Ellison, Harry Davenport
G.I._War_Brides
Topics referred to by the same term
Matić (Serbian actor) (1894–1966), from A Child of the Community, Atomic War Bride, Destination Death, Prvi građanin male varoši [sh] Predrag Matić (1962–2024)
Matić
Ethnic group native to the Netherlands
including a number of war brides of the Canadian soldiers who liberated the Netherlands. There were officially 1,886 Dutch war brides emigrating to Canada
Dutch_people
1973 fantasy romance novel by William Goldman
The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American
The_Princess_Bride_(novel)
American filmmaker (b. 1949)
June 17, 2007. "Ronald F. Maxwell is the son of a World War II veteran and a French war bride. He grew up in New Jersey where he graduated from Clifton
Ronald_F._Maxwell
Canadian actress
known for her roles in the films This Beautiful City, One Week, The War Bride, Six Figures and Saw VI, and the television series Cra$h & Burn. She has
Caroline_Cave
American author (born 1954)
Forces Non-commissioned officer with the United States Army and a French war bride, he was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Coberly is the son of Willie L
Daniel_L._Coberly
English Canadian actor
Retrieved 20 March 2024. Posner, Michael (13 December 2001). "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 21 March 2024. ""Ejecta"'s
Julian_Richings
Canadian actress (born 1956)
returned to Canada, Crewson landed a leading role in the television movie War Brides (1980) directed by Martin Lavut, for which she received her first ACTRA
Wendy_Crewson
Girls and women who joined the IS
and women travelled to Iraq and Syria to join the Islamic State, becoming brides of Islamic State fighters. Most jihadist organisations engage in a religious-ideological
Brides_of_the_Islamic_State
2025 film by Simon West
Bride Hard is a 2025 American action comedy film directed by Simon West and written by Shaina Steinberg, from a story by Steinberg and CeCe Pleasants
Bride_Hard
I Was a Male War Bride is a comedy where the male French officer, played by Cary Grant, must dress like a woman to return as a war bride of his American
Wartime_cross-dressers
Sexual obsession with Asian people expressed by non-Asians
After World War II, Japanese women gained prominence in American beauty pageants, at a time when large numbers of Japanese war brides were entering
Asian_fetish
Chinese-born American community leader (1921–2019)
was believed to be the first "war bride" from China admitted to the United States after the passage of the War Brides Act in 1945. Rathbone began assisting
Susan_Wu_Rathbone
1943 song by Harry Warren and Mack Gordon
Mack Gordon. The song is based on a poem written by a young Oklahoma war bride named Dorothy Fern Norris.[failed verification] The song was introduced
You'll_Never_Know
British-born Canadian writer (1923–2009)
writing extensively on the Canadian war bride experience. She also published articles on the Dieppe Raid in World War II, as well as a book on genealogy
Eswyn_Lyster
author and founder of the Canadian War Brides Website. Her research focuses on Canadian war brides of World War II. Her literary works and website aim
Melynda_Jarratt
Intercultural and interracial sexuality
resulted in widespread defiance of the law. The high reputation of Japanese war brides generated sympathy from the general public about the difficulties faced
Race_and_sexuality
American actress (1900–1995)
finally returned to the screen in 1949 with a minor role in I Was a Male War Bride and for the next decade made sporadic film appearances, with her last
Estelle_Brody
Within the same year, Visions of a War bride (1979) focused on a Filipina that came to the United States as a war bride. Years later Ti Mangyuna (1981) led
Filipino_American_theater
Russian-American actress, screenwriter, and producer (1879–1945)
37 years old. Due to her notoriety in a 35-minute 1915 play entitled War Brides, Nazimova made her silent film debut in 1916 in the filmed version of
Alla_Nazimova
Woman who has become widowed as a result of warfare
deceased wife's sister War bride War children Brounéus, Karen; Forsberg, Erika; Höglund, Kristine; Lonergan, Kate (2024). "The burden of war widows: Gendered
War_widow
American actor and producer (1921–2010)
Great Gatsby (1949) - Collegian (uncredited) I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Sergeant with War Bride (uncredited) Father Was a Fullback (1949) - Willie Davis
William_Edwin_Self
Slovenian film actress and beauty queen (1907-1979)
Film. She returned to the silver screen once, in the 1960 film Atomic War Bride, directed by Veljko Bulajić. This was her last role. As she suffered from
Ita_Rina
American film and television actor
Slattery's Hurricane (1949) - Lieutenant at Desk (uncredited) I Was a Male War Bride (1949) - Interne (uncredited) Father Was a Fullback (1949) - Manager (uncredited)
Robert_Patten_(actor)
U.S. Immigration Supreme Court Case
Knauff traveled to the United States to apply for naturalization under the War Brides Act in order to live in the country with her husband. On August 14, 1948
United States ex rel. Knauff v. Shaughnessy
United_States_ex_rel._Knauff_v._Shaughnessy
2008 film
different backgrounds forever changed when they emigrate to New Zealand as war brides. Karina Smulders as Ada Van Holland Pleuni Touw as Old Ada Van Holland
Bride_Flight
1980 Canadian television film
War Brides is a Canadian television film, directed by Martin Lavut and broadcast by CBC Television in 1980. The film stars Elizabeth Richardson, Sonja
War_Brides_(1980_film)
feature events of World War II in the narrative. The film or miniseries must be concerned with World War II (or the Sino-Japanese War) and include events
List of World War II feature films since 1990
List_of_World_War_II_feature_films_since_1990
Annual film festival in Indianapolis, Indiana, US
2007-09-30. Retrieved 2006-02-08. "7 Canadian (Genie) Nominations for The War Bride". Archived from the original on 2004-08-31. Retrieved 2006-02-08. "Heartland
Heartland International Film Festival
Heartland_International_Film_Festival
English actress (1926–1974)
Prudence Just William's Luck (1948) – Gloria's Secretary I Was a Male War Bride (1949) – Girl in Doorway (uncredited) Madness of the Heart (1949) – Girl
Patricia_Cutts
Cunard line transatlantic ocean liner
India to bring home UK troops from the war in the East. She was also a war bride ship taking Canadian war brides and their children from Liverpool to Pier
RMS_Scythia
American actress
(1950), The Prowler (1951), The People Against O'Hara (1951), Japanese War Bride (1952), Young Man with Ideas (1952), Mister Cory (1957), Compulsion (1959)
Louise_Lorimer
American film and television actress (born 1986)
Rose was featured in the Los Angeles Times for her theatre production WAR BRIDE, for which she received the Scenie award for Outstanding Performance by
Amelia_Rose
American screenwriter
last screenplays were both with 20th Century Fox, they were Japanese War Bride and Back from the Dead, the latter being an adaptation of her own novel
Catherine_Turney
Was a Male War Bride (1949), directed by Howard Hawks and starring Cary Grant as a French officer who must impersonate a female war bride Glen or Glenda
History of homosexuality in American film
History_of_homosexuality_in_American_film
2013 book by Duncan Barrett and Nuala Calvi
British GI Brides, women who married American servicemen stationed in their country during the 'friendly invasion' of the Second World War. It is based
GI_Brides
American actor
Fixed Bayonets! (1951) - Communist Tank Leader (uncredited) Japanese War Bride (1952) - Kioto Macao (1952) - Chang (uncredited) The Miraculous Blackhawk:
Weaver_Levy
Polish actress
twenty films between 1958 and 1973. Ashes and Diamonds (1958) Atomic War Bride (1960) All Souls' Day (1962) Pharaoh (1966) The Woodpecker (1971) "Ewa
Ewa_Krzyżewska
Croatian film director (1928–2024)
War Bride and Boom Town were also awarded several Gold and Silver awards in various categories at the Yugoslav National Film Awards. Atomic War Bride
Veljko_Bulajić
American actor (1917–2005)
(uncredited) Radar Men from the Moon (1952) - Commando Cody Japanese War Bride (1952) - Woody Blacker Meet Danny Wilson (1952) - Patrolman (uncredited)
George_D._Wallace
Actor
the Syfy network series Van Helsing. Vincent Gale at IMDb "Atanarjuat, War Bride lead Genie list" by Michael Posner at www.theglobeandmail.com "Inuit-made
Vincent_Gale
WAR BRIDE
WAR BRIDE
Male
Icelandic
Icelandic form of Old Norse Ãvarr, ÃVAR means "bow warrior."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Warne.German : from a short form of any of various Germanic personal names formed with war(in) ‘guard’ as the first element.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a watchman or guard, from Old English weard ‘guard’ (used as both an agent noun and an abstract noun).Irish : reduced form of McWard, an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Bhaird ‘son of the poet’. The surname occurs throughout Ireland, where three different branches of the family are known as professional poets.Surname adopted by bearers of the Jewish surname Warshawski, Warshawsky or some other Jewish name bearing some similarity to the English name.Americanized form of French Guerin.The surname Ward was brought to North America from England independently by several different bearers in the 17th and 18th centuries. Nathaniel Ward (1578–1652), author of the MA legal code, was born in Haverhill, Suffolk, England, and emigrated to Agawam (Ipswich, MA) in 1633. William Ward was one of the original settlers of Sudbury, MA, in about 1638. Miles Ward came from England to Salem, MA, in about 1639. Thomas Ward (d. 1689) settled in Newport, RI, in 1671; among his descendants were two governors of colonial RI.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Masta - excited
Male
English
 English occupational surname transferred to forename use, derived from Old English weard, WARD means "guard, watchman."Â
Surname or Lastname
English (Northumbria)
English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived by the Wear river in northern England. The river name is ancient, occuring in the form Vedra in Ptolemy’s Geographia; it is probably a Celtic word meaning ‘water’.English (Northumbria) : topographic name for someone who lived near a dam or weir, a variant spelling of Ware 1, or a habitational name from a place called Weare, in Devon and Somerset, from Old English wær, wer ‘weir’.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for a soldier or for a belligerent person, from Old French (de la) werre, (de la) guerre ‘(of the) war’. Compare Delaware.
Male
French
French and Spanish form of Roman Latin Cæsar, CÉSAR means "severed."
Boy/Male
Indian
Light bringer
Surname or Lastname
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English
Variant spelling of German and Jewish Wachs.English : metonymic occupational name for a seller or gatherer of beeswax, Middle English wax (from Old English weax). In the Middle Ages wax was an important commodity, used among other things for making candles.
Male
Egyptian
, a priest of the god Har-hut of Edfu.
Boy/Male
British, English
Wary
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a dam or weir on a river (Old English wær, wer), or a habitational name from a place named with this word, such as Ware in Hertfordshire.English : nickname for a cautious person, from Middle English war(e) ‘wary’, ‘prudent’ (Old English (ge)wær).English : Robert Ware came to Dedham, MA, from England in or before 1642. Henry Ware (1764–1845), born in Sherborn, MA, was a Unitarian clergyman and theologian and father of the physician John Ware (b. 1795) and two clergymen, Henry (b. 1794) and William (b. 1797).
Male
Hebrew
(בַּר) Hebrew name DAR means both "mother-of-pearl" and "marble."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 2' Thomas Wart, a country soldier.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Zar - Gold; Masta - Excited
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun
Zar - Gold; Mina - Love
Male
English
Old pet form of English Walter, WAT means "ruler of the army."
Surname or Lastname
English (chiefly southern)
English (chiefly southern) : topographic name for someone who lived near a road or path, Old English weg (cognate with Old Norse vegr, Old High German weg), or a habitational name from some minor place named with this word, as for example any of the places called Way or Waye, in Devon.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Zar - gold, Mina - Love
WAR BRIDE
WAR BRIDE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a personal name, Old French Guillemin, Anglo-Norman French Williman, pet forms of Guillaume, Willelm (see William).German (Gillmann) : variant of Gille 2.
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Queen
Boy/Male
Australian, Spanish
Strong Gift; Gift of Isis
Boy/Male
Bengali, Hindu, Indian
Feet of Power
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Measure for Measure' The Duke. 'The Taming of the Shrew' Vincentio, a Merchant of Pisa.
Boy/Male
Muslim
Guided to the right path
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Flower
Boy/Male
Tamil
Paramartha | பரமாரà¯à®¤
Highest truth, Salvation
Female
Egyptian
, the wife of King Her-hor-si-amen.
Boy/Male
Indian
Portion
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WAR BRIDE
n.
Instruments of war.
a.
Aware; wary.
superl.
Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a warm contest; a warm debate.
n.
The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of oil; a jar of preserves.
v. t.
To make war upon; to fight.
a.
A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard. See Beware.
v. i.
To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as, to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to wax old; to wax worse and worse.
n.
The profession of arms; the art of war.
n.
Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a long way.
v. t.
To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a thread or a table.
v.
The gar pike. See Alligator gar (under Alligator), and Gar pike.
v. t.
To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to guard against.
a.
Ware; aware.
n.
A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor, dignity, or solemnity.
v. t.
To wear, or veer. See Wear.
v. t.
To ward off.
v. t.
To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar cloth.
n.
To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.
v. i.
To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state by violence.
n.
A condition of belligerency to be maintained by physical force. In this sense, levying war against the sovereign authority is treason.