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maidenhead¹
noun maidenheads · maydenhead
- The hymen. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
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Virginity.
Put in but little Silver or Gold, for if you do, you quite spoil the Compoſition ; but inſtead thereof, add of Tradeſmens Bills for Cloaths, to the Value of 100 l. [¶] Laſtly, Take away the Girl's Maidenhead, and then the Compoſition is fit for Uſe.
Similar: maidhood, maidenhood
Maidenhead²
- /ˈmeɪdənhɛd/ UK
proper noun Maydenhead
- A town in Windsor and Maidenhead borough, Berkshire, England (OS grid ref SU8881). A short time since, some friends drinking tea one summer evening at their residence near Maidenhead, with all the windows of the drawing-room open, there suddenly burst in a host of small flies, which covered the table and the furniture […]
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noun hymen
| Português | hímen |
|---|---|
| Русский | де́вственная пле́ва dévstvennaja pléva, гиме́н gimén |
noun virginity
| Français | virginité |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Jungfräulichkeit |
| Русский | де́вственность dévstvennostʹ |
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