maiden

  • 21maiden — maid|en1 [ˈmeıdn] n [: Old English; Origin: mAgden] 1.) literary a young girl, or a woman who is not married = ↑damsel 2.) also maiden over in ↑cricket, an ↑over in which no runs are scored …

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  • 22Maiden — This unusual and interesting surname is of early medieval English origin. It was a nickname for a sensitive and gentle man or given the robust humour of those times, the complete opposite! The derivation is from the Olde English pre 7th century… …

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  • 23maiden — [[t]me͟ɪd(ə)n[/t]] maidens 1) N COUNT A maiden is a young girl or woman. [LITERARY] ...stories of noble princes and their brave deeds on behalf of beautiful maidens. Syn: damsel 2) ADJ: ADJ n The maiden voyage or flight of a ship or aircraft is… …

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  • 24maiden — noun 1》 archaic a girl or young woman.     ↘a virgin. 2》 (also maiden over) Cricket an over in which no runs are scored. adjective 1》 (of an older woman) unmarried.     ↘(of a female animal) having not been mated. 2》 being or involving the first… …

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  • 25maiden — 1. noun, literary a pretty young maiden See maid 2) 2. adjective 1) a maiden aunt Syn: unmarried, spinster, unwed, unwedded, single, husbandless, celibate 2) …

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  • 26maiden — I UK [ˈmeɪd(ə)n] / US noun [countable] Word forms maiden : singular maiden plural maidens an old word meaning a girl or young woman who is not married II UK [ˈmeɪd(ə)n] / US adjective done for the first time a maiden voyage/flight …

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  • 27maiden — maid•en [[t]ˈmeɪd n[/t]] n. 1) a girl or young unmarried woman; maid 2) a horse that has never won a race 3) an instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in Scotland 4) of, pertaining to, or befitting a maiden 5) a) unmarried: a maiden… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28maiden — 1. noun /ˈmeɪdən/ a) A girl or an unmarried young woman. Shes unmarried and still a maiden. b) A female virgin. And for all women Sir Bors was a vergyne, sauff for one, that was the doughter of Kynge Braundegorys [...], and sauff for her, Sir… …

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  • 29maiden — mai·den s.m.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} TS sport nell ippica, cavallo che gareggia per la prima volta o che non ha mai vinto premi; anche in funz. agg.inv.: un purosangue maiden {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1895. ETIMO: ingl. maiden propr. fanciulla …

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  • 30maiden — maid|en1 [ meıdn ] noun count an old word meaning a girl or young woman who is not married maiden maid|en 2 [ meıdn ] adjective done for the first time: a maiden voyage/flight …

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