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• maidenhead
  maidenhead

  noun

  the hymen.
• Maidenhead
  Maidenhead

  noun

  a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

maidenhead

American  

[meyd-n-hed] / ˈmeɪd nˌhɛd /

noun

1. the hymen.

2. maidenhood; virginity.

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maidenhead ¹ British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a nontechnical word for the hymen

2. virginity; maidenhood

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Maidenhead ² British  

/ ˈmeɪdənˌhɛd /

noun

1. a town in S England, in Windsor and Maidenhead unitary authority, Berkshire, on the River Thames. Pop: 58 848 (2001)

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Etymology

Origin of maidenhead

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian • Jun. 9, 2014

By my troth and maidenhead, I would not be a queen.

From King Henry VIII by Shakespeare, William

What I am and what I would are as secret as maidenhead: to your ears, divinity; to any other's, profanation.

From Twelfth Night by Shakespeare, William

With true-fac'd passion Of modest maidenhead I could adorn me, And to your question make a sober cour'sey, And with close-clipp'd civility be silent; Or else say "No, forsooth," or "Ay, forsooth."

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 7 by Various

A rendezvous, a home to fly unto, If that the Devil and mischance look big Upon the maidenhead of our affairs.

From King Henry IV, Part 1 by Shakespeare, William