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maiden

[ meyd-n ]

noun

  1. a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
  2. Archaic. a female virgin.
  3. Maiden, (in Neopaganism) the first form of the Goddess, represented as a young woman and said to symbolize youth and the first stages of life or growth. Compare crone ( def 3 ), mother 1( def 10 ).
  4. a horse that has never won a race.
  5. a race open only to maiden horses.
  6. an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
  7. Cricket. maiden over.


adjective

  1. Archaic. of, relating to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman:

    her maiden virtues.

  2. Archaic. (of a woman, especially one past middle age) unmarried:

    my maiden aunt.

  3. (of a girl or woman) never having had sexual intercourse; virgin.
  4. made, tried, appearing, etc., for the first time:

    a maiden flight.

  5. (of a horse) never having won a race or a prize.
  6. (of a prize or a race) offered for or open only to maiden horses.
  7. untried, as a knight, soldier, or weapon.

maiden

/ 藞尘别瑟诲蓹苍 /

noun

  1. archaic.
    1. a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin
    2. ( as modifier )

      a maiden blush

  2. horse racing
    1. a horse that has never won a race
    2. ( as modifier )

      a maiden race

  3. cricket See maiden over
  4. dialect.
    Also calledclothes maiden a frame on which clothes are hung to dry; clothes horse
  5. modifier of or relating to an older unmarried woman

    a maiden aunt

  6. modifier of or involving an initial experience or attempt

    a maiden voyage

    maiden speech

  7. modifier (of a person or thing) untried; unused
  8. modifier (of a place) never trodden, penetrated, or captured
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞尘补颈诲别苍颈蝉丑, adjective
  • 藞尘补颈诲别苍-藢濒颈办别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 尘补颈诲路别苍路颈蝉丑 adjective
  • 尘补颈诲路别苍路蝉丑颈辫 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of maiden1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English 尘忙驳诲别苍, equivalent to m忙gd, m忙g(e)th (cognate with German Magd, Gothic magaths ) + -en -en 5
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of maiden1

Old English 尘忙驳诲别苍; related to Old High German magad, Old Norse mogr young man, Old Irish mug slave
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Naming is a big theme throughout the book, whether that be the misspelling of your maiden name or choosing your daughter鈥檚 names.

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Terry Deary, who created Horrible Histories, believes Corder has been "maligned" with Maria incorrectly portrayed as an innocent young maiden.

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He then scored a Test century - also his maiden first-class century - batting at number eight against Sri Lanka at Lord's the following month.

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Dear Liz: I use my first name, maiden name and married last name as my legal name.

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The prime minister's former chief of staff, now Lady Gray of Tottenham, was forced out after a vicious briefing campaign against her by colleagues and gave her maiden speech in the House of Lords yesterday.

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