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Brewer's: Marriage Plates
Sacred plates with a circular well in the centre to hold sweetmeats. They were painted for bridal festivities by Maestro Georgio, Orazio Fontane, and other artists of Urbino and Gubbio,…Brewer's: Jactitation of Marriage
A false assertion by a person of being married to another. This is actionable. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894JadeJacques Bonhomme A B C D E F G H I…Brewer's: Paper Marriages
Weddings of dons, who pay their fees in bank-notes. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Paper-stainerPaper King A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q…Marriage and Household Statistics
/**/ One in fifty children are adopted in the United States. LGBT households adopt at higher rates than other households.Discover a variety of fascinating statistics about American families,…annulment of marriage
(Encyclopedia) annulment of marriage: see nullity of marriage.nullity of marriage
(Encyclopedia) nullity of marriage, in law, an unlawful marriage that is either void or voidable because of conditions existing at the time of the marriage. A bigamous or incestuous marriage, for…common-law marriage
(Encyclopedia) common-law marriage: see under husband and wife.Brewer's: Left-handed Marriage
A morganatic marriage (q.v.). In these marriages the husband gives his left hand to the bride, instead of the right, when he says, “I take thee for my wedded wife.” George William, Duke of…Brewer's: June Marriages Lucky
“Good to the man and happy to the maid.” This is an old Roman superstition. The festival of Juno moneta was held on the calends of June, and Juno was the great guardian of the female sex…Brewer's: Marriages are Made in Heaven
This does not mean that persons in heaven “marry and are given in marriage,” but that the partners joined in marriage on earth were foreordained to be so united. As the French proverb more…Trending
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