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▪ I. † unˈmaiden, n. Obs.—1
(un-1 12.)
a1380Langland's P. Pl. A. x. 193 (Vernon MS.), Bote Maydens and vn-Maydens clene ow save.
▪ II. unˈmaiden, v.
[un-2 6 b. Cf. Du. ontmaagden, G. entmägden.]
trans. To deprive of maidenhood; to deflower.
1579J. Northbrooke Dicing 68 b, Through this dauncing many maidens haue beene vnmaidened. 1612Drayton Poly-olb. vii. 47 Least by the Sylvans..She might un⁓maidned goe unto her soveraigne flood. 1660J. S. Andromana ii. v, Sturdy Hercules, When he unmaiden'd fifty in one night. a1693Urquhart's Rabelais iii. xii. (1694) 96 He unmaiden'd his Sister Juno. [1876Whitby Gloss., Un⁓maiden'd, married.]
refl.1592Warner Alb. Eng. viii. xli. 179 Think not Lord Cliffords daughter will vn-maiden her for pay.
Hence unˈmaidening vbl. n.
a1693Urquhart's Rabelais iii. vi. 58 The unmaidning or depucelating of a hundred Virgins. |