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maidenhead¹

noun maidenheads · maydenhead

  1. countable, literally The hymen. Ay, the heads of the maids, or their maidenheads; take it in what sense thou wilt.
  2. metonymically, uncountable 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

  1. 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

Portuguêshímen
Русскийде́вственная пле́ва dévstvennaja pléva, гиме́н gimén

noun virginity

Françaisvirginité
DeutschJungfräulichkeit
Русскийде́вственность dévstvennostʹ

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@misc{maidenhead_2026,
  title = {maidenhead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/maidenhead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}