hymeneal

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Suddenly the willows sparkled with diamonds, the grey river became a sheet of silver, the sedge warbler fluted his hymeneal note, and other warblers joined in the chorus.

From The Soul of Susan Yellam by Vachell, Horace Annesley

What would the world say when it should have become known that he intended to lead Lady Frances to the "hymeneal altar?"

From Marion Fay by Trollope, Anthony

Always the same quiet, prim woman, ready at proper times to do her duty; to arrange hassocks at a christening, or to point out the positions for the actors at a hymeneal sacrifice.

From A Little World by Fenn, George Manville

Do you not recollect that eighteen years have run their circuit, since we pledged our mutual faith, and the hymeneal torch was lighted at the altar of love?

From Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches by Various

In 1782 he led the amiable and accomplished Miss Elliott to the hymeneal altar and located at the ancestral seat of his wife at Sandy Hill in South Carolina.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll