释义
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/ ˈmeɪd n / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun Archaic . a girl or young unmarried woman; maid.
Archaic . a female virgin.
a horse that has never won a race.
a race open only to maiden horses.
an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.
Cricket . maiden over.
SEE MORE SEE LESS adjective Archaic . of, relating to, or befitting a girl or unmarried woman: her maiden virtues.
Archaic . (of a woman, especially one past middle age) unmarried: my maiden aunt.
(of a girl or woman) never having had sexual intercourse; virgin.
made, tried, appearing, etc., for the first time: a maiden flight.
(of a horse) never having won a race or a prize.
(of a prize or a race) offered for or open only to maiden horses.
untried, as a knight, soldier, or weapon.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of maiden First recorded before 1000; Middle English, from Old English mægden, equivalent to mægd, mæg(e)th (cognate with German Magd, Gothic magaths ) + -en -en5
OTHER WORDS FROM maiden maid·en·ish, adjective maid·en·ship, noun Words nearby maiden maiasaur, maiasaura, maid, maidan, Maidanek, maiden , Maiden Castle, maidenhair, maidenhair fern, maidenhair spleenwort, maidenhair-tree
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In a moment a young man appears ghost-like at the maiden 's side.
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It was to be the scene of her one great act in life; the spot she was entering as a maiden and would leave as a wife.
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She speedily obeyed the instructions of her father, and endured to rear a race of adders with her maiden hands.
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The maiden listened attentively and wondered in herself whether what he said was true.
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British Dictionary definitions for maiden noun archaic , or literary a young unmarried girl, esp when a virgin (as modifier ) a maiden blush horse racing a horse that has never won a race (as modifier ) a maiden race cricket See maiden over
Also called: clothes maiden Northern English dialect a frame on which clothes are hung to dry; clothes horse
(modifier) of or relating to an older unmarried woman a maiden aunt
(modifier) of or involving an initial experience or attempt a maiden voyage ; maiden speech
(modifier) (of a person or thing) untried; unused
(modifier) (of a place) never trodden, penetrated, or captured
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Derived forms of maiden maidenish , adjective maiden-like , adjective Word Origin for maiden Old English mægden; related to Old High German magad, Old Norse mogr young man, Old Irish mug slave
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