maidenhood

2 definitions found

maidenhood - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. maegdenh[=a]d. See Maid,
     and -hood.]
     1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak.
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     2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
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              The maidenhood
              Of thy fight.                         --Shak.
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maidenhood - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maidenhood
      n 1: the childhood of a girl [syn: girlhood, maidenhood,
           maidhood]