2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
[1913 Webster]
The maidenhood Of thy fight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
maidenhood — (n.) O.E. mægdenhad maidenhood; see MAIDEN (Cf. maiden) (n.) + HOOD (Cf. hood) … Etymology dictionary
maidenhood — [mād′ nhood΄] n. [ME maidenhod < OE mægdenhad: see MAIDEN & HOOD] the state or time of being a maiden: also maidhood … English World dictionary
maidenhood — noun Date: before 12th century the quality, state, or time of being a maiden … New Collegiate Dictionary
maidenhood — /mayd n hood /, n. the state or time of being a maiden or virgin. Also called maidhood. [bef. 900; ME; OE maegdenhad. See MAIDEN, HOOD] * * * … Universalium
maidenhood — noun /ˈmeɪd(ə)nhʊd/ a) The condition of being a maiden; the time when one is a maiden or young girl. I have gyven the the grettyst ryches and the fayryst floure that ever I had, and that is my maydynhode that I shall never have agayne – and… … Wiktionary
maidenhood — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. virginity, maidenhead, maidhood, purity; see chastity , innocence 3 … English dictionary for students
maidenhood — maid·en·hood || meɪdnhÊŠd n. time when one is a maiden, state of being an unmarried woman or girl, state of being a virgin … English contemporary dictionary
maidenhood — n. 1. Virginity, virgin purity, maidhood. 2. Freshness, newness … New dictionary of synonyms
maidenhood — n virginity, maidenhead, maidhood, intactness; celibacy, singleness, Euph. single blessedness … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
maidenhood — maid·en·hood … English syllables
