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maidenhead

[ meyd-n-hed ]

noun

  1. the hymen.
  2. maidenhood; virginity.


Maidenhead

1

/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ»åÉ™²ÔËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

maidenhead

2

/ ˈ³¾±ðɪ»åÉ™²ÔËŒ³óÉ›»å /

noun

  1. a nontechnical word for the hymen
  2. virginity; maidenhood
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maidenhead1

First recorded in 1200–50, maidenhead is from the Middle English word maidenhed. See maiden, -head
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of maidenhead1

C13: from maiden + -hed, variant of -hood
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“It is nothing, for ’tis common enough that a girl gives her maidenhead to a man†said a worldly voice in my head.

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The other was a virgin, riding more than a pace, with a knight galloping after her, to have her maidenhead.

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Hold it like a Victorian lady holds on to her maidenhead.

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The night before the princess wed he tried to steal into her bed, insisting that if he could not have her hand, he would claim her maidenhead.

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But hey, I grew up in maidenhead, so what do I know?

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