Maiden

Maiden
Maiden Maid"en, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. ``Amid the maiden throng.'' --Addison. [1913 Webster]

Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. ``A surprising old maiden lady.'' --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]

3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. ``Maiden flowers.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. [1913 Webster]

{Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart.

{Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage.

{Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.

{Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.

{Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.

{Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.

{maiden voyage} the first regular service voyage of a ship. [1913 Webster]


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  • maiden — maid‧en [ˈmeɪdn] adjective [only before a noun] used to describe something that is being done for the first time: • The group could pay a maiden dividend this year. * * * maiden UK US /ˈmeɪdən/ adjective [before noun] ► TRANSPORT, FINANCE being… …   Financial and business terms

  • maiden — [mād′ n] n. [ME < OE mægden, dim. < base of mægeth, maid, virgin, akin to Goth magaths, OHG magad < IE base * maghu , youngster, unmarried > OIr macc, son, MAC ] 1. Now Rare a) a girl or young unmarried woman b) a virgin 2. a race… …   English World dictionary

  • Maiden — Maid en, v. t. To act coyly like a maiden; with it as an indefinite object. [1913 Webster] For had I maiden d it, as many use. Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. Bp. Hall. [1913 Webster] {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maiden — Maid en (m[=a]d n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS. m[ae]gden, dim. of AS. m[ae]g[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin to G. magd, m[ a]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m[ o]gr son, Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend. magu youth. Cf …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Maiden — Maiden, NC U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Maiden, NC — U.S. town in North Carolina Population (2000): 3282 Housing Units (2000): 1258 Land area (2000): 4.733543 sq. miles (12.259819 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.036615 sq. miles (0.094832 sq. km) Total area (2000): 4.770158 sq. miles (12.354651 sq.… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • maiden — ► NOUN 1) archaic or literary a girl or young woman. 2) archaic or literary a virgin. 3) (also maiden over) Cricket an over in which no runs are scored. ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an older woman) unmarried. 2) …   English terms dictionary

  • Maiden — (engl., spr. mēden, »Jungfer«), in der Turfsprache ein Pferd, das noch kein öffentliches Rennen gewonnen hat. Ein Pferd, das eine Match (s. d.) gewonnen hat, bleibt M. Maidenerlaubnis, das Mindergewicht, das ein M. andern Pferden gegenüber im… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Maiden — (engl., spr. mehd n, »Jungfer«), ein Pferd, das kein öffentliches Rennen gewonnen hat …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • maiden — index incipient, initial, original (initial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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