Read full poem →They tolled the one bell only,
Groom there was none to see,
Dictionary Entry
A man who is about to marry.
Origin
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Common Phrases
. groom
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Poetry examples for “groom”
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Read full poem →They tolled the one bell only,
Groom there was none to see,
The mourners followed after,
Read full poem →They tolled the one bell only,
Groom there was none to see,
The mourners followed after,
Read full poem →Henry Seymour. — A Groom of the Bed-
chamber, Comptroller of the Customs of
Read full poem →Silas Titus. — Once a rebel, now Groom of
the Bedchamber.
Read full poem →Be ye forgot.
Terror, thou swarthy Groom of Bride-bliss coy,
Let me not see thee toy.
Read full poem →Three hundred pounds for half the year;
Our witnesses the Cook and Groom,
We sign’d the lease for seven years more,
Read full poem →Be ye forgot.
Terror, thou swarthy Groom of Bride-bliss coy,
Let me not see thee toy.
Read full poem →We saw the slaying, and were not aghast.
But ne'er a sun, on village Groom and Bride,
Albeit they guess not how it is,
Read full poem →The turtle now has ceased to call
Upon her crimson-footed groom,
The grey wolf prowls about the stall,