n One of the ceremonies or observances preceding a marriage or thread-investiture,--the tricking out finely (of the bridegroom in his house, or of the bride in hers), and inviting the neighbors to an entertainment: also each of the return-entertainments made by the neighbors.
n One of the ceremonies or observances preceding a marriage or thread-investiture,--the tricking out finely (of the bridegroom in his house, or of the bride in hers), and inviting the neighbors to an entertainment: also each of the return-entertainments made by the neighbors.