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maidenhead

noun
/ˈmeɪdənhɛd/UK

Etymology

From maiden + -head.

  1. derived from *magaþs✻
  2. derived from *magaþ✻
  3. inherited from mæġden — “girl”
  4. inherited from mayden
  5. suffixed as maidenhead — “maiden + head”

Definitions

  1. The hymen.

    • Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.

  2. Virginity.

    • Gallants, a bashful poet bids me say, He's come to lose his maidenhead to-day. Be not too fierce; for he's but green of age, And ne'er, till now, debauch'd upon the stage.
    • My lord,[…]/ I brought you nothing else it may be said / But faith and nakedness and maidenhead.

  3. A town in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8881).

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA